Deirdre wondered when such days would end.

Sensing her emotional state, Tobey handed her a bottle of water and comforted her. “Don’t worry. Brendan won’t be able to find us here since he doesn’t have any talons or fangs here. I’ll see if we can find another new place to stay in the coming next few days.”

“But are we going to keep on doing this?” Deirdre raised her head and smiled mockingly. “Brendan is hunting us. We are hiding here and there and have lost our freedom.”

She would not care about it if she was alone, but she could not bring herself to do this to Tobey.

Tobey petted her head and said, “I’m sure he’ll give up at some point. When that happens, we can live here with our own identities.”

“He won’t give up,” said Deirdre. “From the fact that he can track me here, it's obvious that he won't give up until he catches me.”

She lowered her head for a moment, placed her hand on her stomach, and continued. “I know what he wants, so…”

An idea surfaced in her head as she raised