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Arianna to see where she was. Molina walked over to the trunk by
the full-size bed. Inside, she removed several pieces of clothing,
throwing them lazily on the bed before she found what she was
looking for.
    “This was my sister’s,” Molina explained.
“She was about your size, so it should fit. I know it isn’t that
wonderful pink number your aunt picked for you, but it should
do.”
    Arianna took the deep green, strapless
dress. It was so much better than the pink frilly dress Aunt Lilly
told her she would be wearing. “What is this for?” Arianna
questioned.
    “There’s a masquerade dinner and dance being
held in your honor tonight. Once everything is settled with those
who planned to kidnap and kill you, you can finally meet your
grandfather,” Molina explained. “You can change in here, and the
bathroom is that door,” she said indicating to the right. “Once you
are dressed, I can do your hair and makeup.” Arianna looked
shocked. “Contrary to what your grandfather wants to think, I’m a
girl,” Molina joked.
    Molina left the room, and
Arianna was alone. Quietly, she sat on the bed. In the farther
room, she could hear Mori clicking away on a computer, periodically
stopping to talk to an unknown person. Molina and Devin sat
silently waiting in the main room. Arianna stared at the dress
lying beside her. I’ll finally meet
him , she thought, and she began to get
nervous. Until two days ago, she didn’t even know she had any
family. Now she had an uncle, whom she had met twice, and a cousin,
along with a grandfather who had disowned her mother. Arianna
contemplated not meeting her grandfather, but he held the answers
to too many questions, just as Gabriel did.
    Once dressed, Arianna soundlessly opened the
door to the main room. Molina ushered her to a seat and began to
comb her hair. Arianna waited patiently, pondering what they needed
to talk about. Devin did not look up from his papers once as she
got ready. After Molina finished her hair, she began to put makeup
on Arianna. Arianna wanted to ask about their talk, but knew she
needed to stay still while the makeup was being applied. When she
was finally finished, and Molina approved, Arianna turned to Devin.
Devin smiled as he placed his papers down, but just as quickly
became serious again.
    “We don’t have much time to explain this to
you, so please don’t interrupt,” he asked. Arianna nodded. “You
come from a very elite family that can trace their ancestors back
hundreds of years before they came to this country. Both you and
your grandfather are direct lines to the Randolph family, and
therefore very important to this community.” Devin paused, thinking
of how best to explain everything to her.
    “Did Gabriel tell you anything about the
baku?” he asked, and Arianna replied by shaking her head no. Devin
paused again, staring at Arianna’s questioning, bright blue eyes.
She wasn’t making it easy for him.
    “Do you see many horror movies?” Molina
asked, interrupting Devin, who obviously didn’t know where to take
the conversation.
    “Sometimes, but not much because Tish gets
too scared,” Arianna answered.
    “Did you know many things in horror movies
are based on partial fact?” Molina asked. Dumbfounded, Arianna
stared at her. She couldn’t understand to what Molina was
referring.
    “Really? Like what?” Arianna wanted to know
exactly what Molina wanted her to ask.
    “Like vampires,” Molina replied, and Arianna
laughed.
    “Sure, and the tooth fairy too,” Arianna
said flippantly, after she stopped laughing. Devin and Molina both
stared at Arianna, neither of them laughing.
    “Remember, I said we needed to talk to you
about what you are,” Molina added. “Rather, what your family is?
Well, that would be the answer.” Arianna turned from Devin to
Molina, and then looked around the room.
    “Is there a hidden camera somewhere?” she
asked, lifting up the pillows on the couch near her. “Where is the
person