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"Are you sure Gaia saw a Garibaldi fish? I’ve searched every inch of California’s coast, and I still can’t find an island that matches her description," Mom said, frustration curling through her voice as she leaned over the old maps.
It was a late Saturday afternoon, and my Mom was helping me in our home library. This might be one of the most beautiful spaces in the house. With a towering double-height ceiling, overhead windows streaming the sunlight, and floor-to-ceiling shelves stacked with books, some older than time, our library was better than most in the country. My father isn’t just an ancient vampire; he’s a collector too. and he knows knowledge carries weight.
Even Selene can’t resist this place. Whenever she visits us, she always vanishes inside it, losing herself in i
