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asleep the whole day?
    “Steven’s been here all day,” said Julia,
entering the room. “And he hasn’t left your side since we brought
you back here. Tyler’s sleeping on your couch; I hope you don’t
mind.”
    Julia didn’t have many girlfriends. She liked
to think that others just couldn’t handle being around such a
lively woman, but in reality Julia knew that it was because she was
difficult to be around sometimes. She was used to getting her way,
and as such was prone to selfish outbursts. Emily never seemed to
hold it against her, something that Julia always admired about
her.
    “N—no, of course I don’t mind,” stuttered
Emily, still a little dizzy from the previous day’s events. “I want
to thank all of you. You’ve been good to me.”
    “Emily…what happened to you last night?”
Steven questioned, holding her hand for comfort. “Can you remember
anything?”
    Emily tried to concentrate, but the harder
she thought, the more her head started to thump. She had felt this
pain before; the night before at the bar, to be exact. Emily
wondered, could the events have been related?
    “Oh my god, are you alright?” asked Julia,
reaching for a tissue. “Your nose is bleeding.”
    “It’s… look at that,” said Emily, looking
down at the blood-stained tissue. “That hasn’t happened since I was
a child.”
    “As for what happened last night,” continued
Emily, reapplying the tissue to her nose. “Much of the attack is
still cloudy. I remember two men ambushing me. I also remember a
mysterious stranger coming to my rescue; only I can’t for the life
of me remember his name.”
    “If he saved you, then why were you alone?”
Steven asked.
    “He was probably busy chasing the attackers
off,” suggested Julia, handing Emily another tissue. “Seriously,
Steven, you’re such a fusspot. She’s okay and that’s all that
matters.”
    “I guess you’re right, Jules,” Steven said.
“I’m going to wake up Tyler. I’ll be waiting downstairs. I’m glad
to see your okay, sis.”
    “Thanks, Steven,” said Emily as Steven walked
out the room.
    Julia’s turned back to Emily, and said,
“Okay, now we can talk. What really happened?”
    “I don’t really remember, and what I do remember doesn’t make any sense,” said Emily, sliding out
of the bed.
    “Hey, someone’s at the door, Emily!” Tyler
shouted from downstairs. “He says his name is Alexander!”
    Emily couldn’t believe it, as the memories
from last night began to rush into her head. Her redeemer from last
night had found her.
    “What do you want?” questioned Tyler,
standing at the door. Tyler always considered himself an Alpha Male
and the thought of a mysterious stranger showing up the night after
Emily’s attack had set him on edge.
    “I’m here to see Miss Johansson,” Xander
said. “Is that all right with you?”
    “Yeah, I guess so,” Tyler said. “Come on
in.”
    Tyler motioned for Xander to enter the house,
but he stood his ground, refusing entry into the home.
    “Are you deaf?” asked Tyler, becoming
increasingly agitated. “I said you can come in.”
    “No, I’m simply old fashioned,” Xander
replied. “I would prefer Miss Johansson to welcome me in—.”
    “Of course you can come in,” interrupted
Emily as she gently pushed Tyler out of the way. “Don’t mind him;
he’s just worried about me.”
    “I understand completely,” said Xander,
slowing placing one foot inside the house and hesitantly walking
inside. “You’re lucky to have friends that care about you so
much.”
    Unknown to the gathering inside, Xander
wasn’t the only visitor there that night. In the forest surrounding
the home, another man was waiting patiently for his time to strike.
It was the same dark figure that watched over them the night
before.
    The man was well-built, with short blonde
hair and matching trimmed beard. His face displayed confidence and
experience, both things that he had acquired over his long life.