Chapter 10

As Kyra jumped in and fought the vampire minions, who were hell bent on killing her, Kyra kept wondering where Jared was.  It wasn't like him not to be involved in this.  Something was up with Jared, but Kyra couldn't figure out what it was.

Kyra managed to kill off the vampires, all but one:  the mastermind behind the shopping mall battle meant to draw out Kyra so he could kill Kyra,  the one who wanted her dead because Jared failed in getting rid of Kyra.

As Kyra was battling with the mastermind, Seamus, she heard Gerald scream.  When she turned her head, Kyra was surprised to find Jared holding Gerald, with his fangs against his neck.

“Seamus, back away.” Jared ordered.  

“What are you going to do, Jared?” Seamus mocked him.  “Kill him?”

“Just let Kyra go, or I will kill this man!” 

“Yeah, right, Jared!” Seamus laughed.  “You failed to kill Kyra like we wanted!  What makes me think you will kill him?”

“I had my reasons for not killing Kyra!” 

“You're in love with Kyra!” Seamus revealed.  “Just like her mother!”

“That's not true!” Jared lied, trying to deny the truth.

“You're in love with Kyra just like her mother!” Seamus confessed.  “You don't want the same thing to happen to Kyra that happened to mother!”

Jared was angry now.  He let loose of Gerald and went straight for Seamus, knocking Kyra out of the way.    Kyra was more confused than ever by Jared's behavior.  And she couldn't believe the story from Seamus.  Jared was in love with her?  Just like he was with her mother?  And just how did her mother really die? Kyra wondered.

As Kyra watched Jared go after Seamus, Jared managed to thwart Seamus' plan of killing Kyra�"for now.  But the war was not over.  Kyra needed to die, just like her mother.  But for now, Seamus needed to find some more vampires, since Kyra killed the others.  

As Seamus got away from Jared's clutches, Kyra looked at Jared with new eyes.  But Jared couldn't look Kyra in the eye, and walked away, leaving Kyra and Gerald baffled.