“Hey Gabe,” Kai smiled and hugged Alex’s brother when he came into their new apartment. She hadn’t seen him in weeks and felt the familial ties to him, considering she was practically engaged to his brother. “I’m so glad to see you.” “Thanks, Kai,” he smiled and hugged her back. “Miss that cute face. This is a nice place you got here,” he looked around the living room in approval. “Ethan made it and Alex helped design it.” “Ah, makes sense. Alex…could be an interior designer. Just don’t tell him I said that.” He smiled at Kai’s giggles. Gabe looked over at the unfamiliar faces. One pale face with black hair and bright blue eyes, practically held down by the vampire-demon he had seen a few times. The other girl in the room he didn’t recognize. She had cinnamon colored skin, dark

