Since the day she stopped taking the medicines prescribed for her, Malia kept seeing troubling dreams about burning village and flashes of a handsome man calling her name.

'Selene?'

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'Selene!'

'Will you stay by my side?'

Repeatedly … Repeatedly …

"Ahhhh!!!" Malia woke up in the middle of the night sweating.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Melody worriedly asked.

Malia was gasping for air.

"I-I kept seeing burning … burning village and screaming people … Then when I try to help them, I suddenly transported to a garden with a guy waiting for me … And when I try to approach him, I get transported back to the burning village. I thought I would go crazy. My heart felt heavy and I couldn't breathe." Malia explained to Melody.

"I will get you some water!" Melody offered Malia some comfort.

But Malia wanted some air.

She wore her robe and went out to the balcony.

The night filled with doubts and fear.

'So if that man claiming as my brother was telling the truth. Then what happened to me? Why I can't remember anything about my past? How did I end up in the Vitre Family's territory?'

Wind breezed across her skin.

"Why are you here outside? It's cold out here in the balcony." Melody remarked.

"I am okay. Melody? Do you know anything about your origins? About your family's past … your entire history?" Malia pointed out to Melody.

Malia's questions made Melody look at the horizon and became serious.

"Father always avoids the topic about our origins and past. He always tell me … just focus in the present and prepare for the future. Do not be bothered with the past because it is there for you to forget. But how can I forget something which I do not know." Melody's voice hinted more sadness in her tone.

"I think we need to confront him about it after the fashion week. We need to know your origins." Malia suggested.

"Our origins! Not only me." Melody said to Malia.

If only Melody knew what was really plaguing Malia's mind lately.

That there was this guy claiming to be his older brother.

Most of all … this guy is a tribrid.

"Melody?"

"Yes?"

"Have you heard about tribrids?" Malia wondered.

"Umm … nope, why?"

"I just heard it from the vampires that took me in the hotel. About some tribrid …" Before Malia could finish her words.

She finds Melody's reaction as funny.

"Sometimes I cannot take you seriously. You are like a kid, weirdo!" Malia lightened up at Melody's expression.

"What? This is the usual me and isn't it … amaaazing! A TRIBRID? Tribrid of what? A fish, bat and a wolf blood?" Melody was curious and smiling at the same time.

"You are not taking my question seriously!"

"I am! It's basically a merman, vampire and werewolf. So, how is it even possible?"

Malia just rolled her eyes and responded Melody's remark.

"Oh, Melody! I am the one asking and you just returned my own question."

Both of them laughed and for a while Malia lightened up from her own worries.

"See! I can take off your worries if I try to." Melody told Malia.

"Thank you for comforting me …" Malia expressed her gratitude to Melody.

As Melody looked at the moon, Malia thought over if she should tell Melody about her brother and her doubts and fears.

However, it may not be the right time to include her to the complication of her own situation.

'Maybe also after the fashion week.'

"We have to prepare for the fashion week, Malia! They expect me to perform during the runways and there will be vampires around the premises." Melody reminded Malia about their upcoming activity.

Both looked up … at the large moon.

Shining brightly, illuminating the entire night.

…

…

-Day after-

There was a presence trying to follow them.

It was as if she was being tracked down.

Discreetly, Malia acted normal like the usual.

Since her powers were growing each day, her senses were becoming sharper too.

While Melody was in the recording studio, Malia decided to go to a park across the recording studio.

In a secluded area …

She waited.

Then there he was.

Revealing himself from the shade of the trees … Lucas!

"We have a little time to discuss." Malia started the conversation.

"You are not gonna greet me first! Now … that you believe."

"I am not saying, I completely believe you! But yeah … there are things you mentioned made sense and there a lot of things I want to clear out." Malia clarified to Lucas.

"Your real name is Selene. Not Malia … Let's start with that. And I guess some of your memories are coming back since our last talk. Did you take my warning about taking some medicines that may have influenced for your memories to be hindered in coming back?" the tone in Lucas' voice was serious.

Malia looked around if no one was around.

Suddenly something bothered Malia.

There was something in the surroundings which was off.

"Wait … there is someone lurking around. Were you followed?" Malia asked.

"No! If I was, I would have sensed it already." Lucas replied.

Fluffy could not determine as well what bothered Malia.

It made Malia scan the area.

"Come out! I will not hold back … Reveal yourself or else …" Malia warned the stranger from the shadows.

And finally …

He revealed himself.

"You are alive! I knew it …" uttered by the familiar voice.

He continued, "Selene, don't you remember me! It's me … Freddie!"

Freddie was tracking Fluffy down.

Instead of finding Fluffy, he found someone else.

Someone whom he thought had died.

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