(Juriel) I spent the first two weeks in our room with our son, not wanting to leave our little sanctuary. Malik says it’s normal so our son could only get used to our scent. Now, I wait in the parlor with Colin for Jake and Amanda. They wanted to come by and see how I was doing and to see the baby. Malik wasn’t here at the moment. He was having a meeting with the other elder vampires to see how everyone was doing and to see if they needed anything. There’s a knock on the door and I place Colin in his bassinet before opening the door. It was Jake and Amanda. “Hey guys, come on in” I smiled opening the door wider for them. The other vampires were resting. “Hey, how are you feeling?” Amanda asked as she hugged me. “I feel good. How are you both doing?” I asked returning her hug and the

