Chapter 1

Dai arrived at her new home in Twinbrook. It was in the middle of the swamp. She loved it! She enjoyed the peace and quiet she would get from this experience. Far away from the city and far away from her family. Not that she didn't love her family. She did. She just didn't like the fact of feeling smothered by her parents. She remembers the day she told them she was moving to Twinbrook. Her father told her it wasn't a safe town. He had heard a lot of bad things about Twinbrook. Her mother cried and pleaded for her not to go. When that didn't work she actually forbade her to go. Her father agreed with Debbie, but somehow Dai had convinced them. They weren't happy by any means, but Dai knew the right pout to use on daddy. Her mom had shown her and her sisters a long time ago. Mom now regretted it. Debbie was very upset Rei was letting her go, but some how Rei had calmed her down. So now here she was. Her own place! She was excited. Okay. Yes. It was in the middle of the swamp. 

There was only one other house near her, but it looked empty and it was far enough away that nothing would disturb her. Many of her siblings had asked why she wanted to move away. She simply explained “I need peace and quiet to write my novels.” They just sighed and walked away. This was something she was passionate about and she would do whatever it took to get it. Twinbrook looked very promising to her. It was full of mystery waiting for her to write it all down.
She put her stuff down and decided to go to some places around town to get some inspiration.  She had bought a bike at a yard sale and decided to use that to get around for now. 

She noticed some interesting places for her to explore on another day. She was just trying to get a feel for the place. She decided she would find some locals to talk to. Maybe they could give her some history of the town. There were some rundown areas, nothing you would ever see back home, and some very nice areas with huge mansions.

One of the locals she had spoken to had told her the town was overrun with evil spirits. She wasn't sure who they were or where they came from, but the town had to actually hire a ghost hunter to get rid of them. Dai of course wasn't scared of ghosts. She came from the bloodlines of something far more terrifying than any ghosts. Of course she wasn't about to start that rumor.

It was getting late so she decided to head home. When she got to the house not far from hers she looked at it again. It looked kind of rundown and very empty. 

 She almost talked herself into going inside to check it out when her phone rang. She looked at the caller id and noticed it was her father.
“Hey dad.”
“Hey Dai. How are you?”
“Um...I'm okay.”
“That doesn't sound too convincing to me. Maybe I better come down there.”
“No daddy! Everything is fine really. You just caught me in the middle of something.”
“Oh. Well if you're sure...”
“I am. Look dad, I have to go. My dinner is burning.”
“I told you not to take cooking lessons from your mother.”
She could hear her mom slapping his arm playfully in the background.
“Yeah right dad. I'll call you tomorrow.”

Dai hung up the phone and went home. When she got to her steps she turned and looked. What she saw made her gasp. There was a light on at the porch now. 

Not only that, but there was a man standing there in the yard staring at her.

 As she stood there, feeling almost hypnotized, she could have sworn she heard him growl. She snapped out of her daze and looked again. The lights were off and the man was gone.

“This is a very intriguing town after all” Dai thought as she walked inside.