Chapter Four...

So let's pick up from where we left off...

Right here is where we meet Uncle Joey, in a sense. Each of the characters I introduce is complex, but I will only give you the information you need when the time is right. With some, you may think you've been told all up front, while others may be vague or mysterious. So as we begin with this chapter, we open with this guy patiently waiting for that 'nuisance of a vampire' to show up and announce his demands on how he expects Tink should be punished for what she did in the clearing.

As he waits, he reminisces back to the most magical time of his life. And what a long life he's led so far. This vampire is the leader for a reason and not just because of his age. What you will learn in this chapter right off the bat is who he 'is' in terms of a relation to someone and maybe why this has been kept a secret. He reflects back to a major deception which led him to that special relation, again, a magical time that much later, you will start to question his real purpose or part in that magical moment. And when 'later' comes, there will be so many questions surrounding him and the 'lagoon'.

Oh, the lagoon...do we even go there yet? I'm actually sitting here thinking, wondering, whether or not to embark on that subject. So here are a few breadcrumbs. The lagoon is black, ominous, holds secrets you can't even imagine at this point in time, and did I mention that you cannot just drive out to see it? That's right, it does exist, but where is it located? And how does one get to it? Who knows about this lagoon? Who has seen it or better yet, has anyone been in it? Or perhaps just wadded through even the first few inches of it? What is in it? If anything. Yep, I know. I ended up helping you with questions instead of providing answers. I could write a book solely based on that lagoon, hahaha! So are you wondering right now why the name of the book isn't something like 'The Lagoon'? Yeah, that and so much more has paraded through my mind, but it all falls into place, just like that gazillion piece puzzle you always wanted to give up on due to frustration, but just can't walk away from until each piece is placed exactly where it belongs.

So we first hear of this mysterious body of water in this chapter. But as important as it is, this chapter is far from over. During his reminiscing moments, he remembers a man, someone who was blamed for something and slaughtered because of it. Now at this point, you may wonder, why would he care? Or why is a vampire, who has obviously killed many in the span of his lifetime, being made out to, what, feel bad about the death of some random person he never really knew? Normally, we would call this guilt, but is he guilt-ridden? Or is he reflecting on a deceptive masterpiece that he was a part of? If his conscious has kicked in and he feels guilty, why after so many years is it still eating away at him? But if the latter, the next question would be, are there others besides him that know of this deception and have lied over the years with him? Would he need to worry about someone else - talking? Or if he wasn't alone in this, is he the only one still standing? Or maybe it was all his own doing, you know, flying solo, Maybe he was reckless, acting alone, as vampires often do, without consequence. 

So all of this, and yet the chapter has just begun. As Josef ends one memory, he jumps right into another, Tommy. He briefly remembers how he met him, a few other things, and just then, Tink walks into the room. Soon after, that vampire showed up with two of his people by his side. And so the debate over 'the proper punishment' begins.

Spoiler alert as you're not really reading the book at this time; this chapter ends with one up for the bad guys.

Until then, dream on...