[Evil Tink]

Serus came back into her room and was suddenly furious, "Jaelynn Page Antinori! What have you done? I told you to keep him here!" Serus approached her and slapped her across the face, her face full of rage.

Jaelynn just stood there as she was slapped, her face blank of any emotion. She closed her eyes for a second, then opened them, addressing Serus in a calm manner, "You have to understand the circumstances Mistress. The Council believes you're about to betray the entire vampire race. If they were to learn of your failure to kill Layla once more, I fear that they might..take action."

She grabbed Serus's face gently, her blue eyes showing a bit of sadness, "Mistress, you must understand. I only wish to protect you. Seth will be alright on his own. I have to ask you something though." She paused, but didn't wait for Serus to ask, "What are they talking about? What did they mean when they said you kept her contained? Please be honest with me Mistress. I need to know in order to help you."

Serus was shocked as Jaelynn grabbed her, but didn't move away or reprimand her. She tensed up as Jaelynn mentioned her conversation with the Council. "I..don't know what you're talking about. I killed her, right before father, then never saw her again. Until a few days ago that is." Yet, she could not relax. She wanted to tell someone what really happened, but she couldn't. Not even Jaelynn would stand by her side after hearing it.