THE BLOOD MOON HEIRESS

My name is Lira. It's the name of my fake birth certificate.The name I used at human school .The name that kept me alive for 17 years It's not the name that I was born with. You don't put "illegal" om the birth certificate I grew up in a house with a blactout curtains and silver on the doors.My mom checked the locks three times every night.My dad sniffed the air before he came inside. I though that was normal . Truth#1:My mom is Queen Selene of the Vampire Royals. 900 years old.First bloodline.She wears red like a weapon and hasn't slept in a bed since th 1400s. Truth#2:My dad is Alpha Kade of the Werewolf Royals. 400 years old.First wolf bloodline.He runs a" security company"with 200 wolves and taught me how to drive. Truth#3:Vampires and Werewolves have been at war for 1000 years. The council's Law.No mixing.No mating.No heirs. Punishment : Death. For all of us. So they hid me. No supernatural school.No pack runs.No vampire galas. I went to humans school and pretended my cuts healed slow.Pretended I didn't I didn't hear heatbeats in the cafeteria.Pretended the full moon didn't make my bones ache. "You're special", my mom would whisper, tucking me in . No fangs."And special things get hunted". "You're ours", my dad would say, claws trimmed short. "That's all that matters". For 17 years,that is enough. Until the letter. Black paper.Silver ink.No stamp. ■NOCTIRNE ACADEMY ■ ■An academy for the Gifted ■TO:LIRA VILE ■ ACCEPTED ■June 1-August 15 ■Blackwood Forest ■"Discover Your Power" I found it on the kitchen table. My mom's wine glass shattered in her hand. My dad's chair hit the floor. "Absolutely not,"he growled,eyes flashing gold. They'll smell you,"my mom whishpered."Vampires and wolf.The Council will kill you". Then how did they find me ? " I asked. SILENCE. FOR three days the house fell apart. Whispers in Old Latin.My dad pacing.My mom not eating. On night four, my mom came to my room.She looked ancient and 20 at the same time. We're saying yes,"she said. "What ? Why?" "Because if we say no,they come asking.If we go and hide,they come asking.This way, we choose the battlefield". She packed my bag.Silver knives.A viral of my dad's blood.A locket with their photos.And rules. Rule 1: Don't shift. Rule 2:Don't drink. Rule 3: No last names. Rule 4: Trust no one. Rule 5: If asked,you're human.A late bloomer. At the gates,my dad hugged me until it hurt."If anything happens,you run to us.Not brave.Alive. Then the iron gates of Nocturne Academy closed behind me. The castle looked like it grew out of blackwood Forest.Stone,stained,glass,and students who were NOT HUMAN. Gills,Wings.Black eyes.People floating. And me?Black hair.Brown eyes.Boring. Headmistress Varga met me.Gray hair,hawk eyes.She stared at me for three seconds too long. "Lira Vale.Human parents.No known abilities". "Yes",my mom lied. "Welcome",Varga said."Here,you discover what you are.Or you discover nothing. ROOM 17:EAST TOWER My roommates: 1.Maris-Mermaid.Webbed fingers.Always wet."Don't touch my water bowl". 2.Nerida-Siren.Voice that broke glass."Scream when I sing and I'll drown you". 3.Dorian-Vampire princess.Pale perfect,furious"My family owns this place.Don't talk to me". "And you?"Nerida asked. "Lira." "Lira what?" "Just Lira". That night the moon was full.I laid awake conting the seconds between heartbeats.Maris's humdifier hissed.Nerida's lullaby was off-key.Dorian was so still I ckecked if she was dead.