Book 3: Vengeance

Book 3: Vengeance
The third book in the series is titled 'Vengeance' and is set in September 2014, three months after the events of the second book. It is set in the fictional town of New Quays. So far it, it consists of twelve parts: a prologue and eleven chapters.

Synopsis
It's senior year and the gang are ready to start studying and enjoy their last year of high school. Alice is still getting her powers under control while keeping her new relationship with Jai steady and good, Lily is being trained by Kara and Charlie is trying to keep his new gang together along with his new boyfriend Zayn Cassworth. But things take a turn when an off the rails Jack enrolls back at school with a dangerous agenda and a hunger for chaos. And before anything can settle, Raymond makes a bloody and shocking return with vengeance on his mind. There will be blood.

Chapters
There are currently twelve parts.

Prologue:
A young teen named Finn Zabinksi is finishing up work. He leaves and is stopped by Jack who makes a bit conversation with him before Jack attacks him, biting him, giving him the bite to turn him into a vampire, leaving him to die and transition.

Chapter I: First Day Back
Starts at Charlie's uncle's apartment. He wakes up and goes in the shower. He wraps a towel around his waist. He goes into his kitchen to see his boyfriend Zayn Cassworth. They talk about their school day and how Charlie is helping Alice with her powers after school (Zayn knows about the supernatural). Zayn wishes he could join in but Charlie tells him he doesn't want Zayn to get hurt. They then kiss before Charlie goes to get ready. Meanwhile, Lily drives to Alice's house and picks her up. Alice states how much she missed Lily the last week as Lily went away with Kara to practice her Huntress abilities and to train. Lily says she missed her too. Alice expresses her relief that they're seniors and that soon they'll be done with high school. Lily says she'll miss it but is glad she and Alice will be going to the same college together. Lily asks why Jai isn't picking her up and she says that he'll meet them at school. They get to school and see Jai waiting for them. Jai and Alice kiss each other, whispering a few sweet nothings. Jai then asks how was Lily's training week with Kara and Lily says it was good and that Kara will be back in a few weeks as she's trying to get Micaiah back into school routine. Hunter joins them and joins in on their conversation. He reveals to them that he's taking on a few extra classes for extra credit and the others laugh, thinking he may be taking on too much. Alice then asks if any of them have seen Emma and Lily says "I doubt we'll see much of her. It was her decision to part ways with us. I just hope she's OK." Shannon Bowman comes to the table and asks if they've heard the wild news. They ask what she's talking about and she says that Finn Zabinski was attacked and left for dead last night before being rushed to hospital. She then further reveals that he had bite marks on his neck so they presume it was an animal attack. The group realise it's no animal attack - it was a vampire and when Shannon leaves, Hunter is the first to bring up his suspicions of Jack. The others agree with what he's saying but decide to keep a close eye on Finn. Meanwhile, in the morgue Finn awakens and is blood hungry and ends up killing a nurse before fleeing the hospital.

Chapter II: Pile of Bodies and a Big Mess
Charlie and Zayn come into school and meet with Beth. Noah comes over and he and Beth have a bit of a flirty conversation. Noah then stops the conversation to tell them about Finn and they already know, having heard it on the news. Noah then reveals that he was bitten by something and is now missing from the hospital and this the trio didn't know. Noah picks up on the change of atmosphere and asks about it but Beth promises him that it's nothing and promises she'll see him later, so Noah leaves. Charlie brings up exactly what they're all thinking. Beth asks what he wants to do and Charlie says that straight after school they need to go to the hospital and find out where Finn could've gone, who attacked Finn and to see if he has been turned. Zayn asks if he can come and Charlie says "Zayn I love you but you can't come. It's too risky." And Zayn understands and walks away, catching up with Noah. Noah asks what they were talking about and Zayn just says they were talking about maybe visiting an old friend. Zayn then swears he see's Noah's eyes shimmer a shade of gold quickly. Noah tells him he has an eye condition before walking off, leaving Zayn to wonder about Noah. Beth and Charlie are walking to their class together when they run into Sheriff Braxton. They ask if they've found Finn yet and the Sheriff says they're following a trail of his blood. Sheriff Braxton then dismisses himself. Charlie says they have a lead and Beth then says if they're going to follow the trail and Charlie says perhaps. Meanwhile, Alice is in class and when she goes to answer a question, orbs escapes her hand and she accidentally breaks one of the teachers desk's legs, causing it to collapse. She quickly puts her hand down and is relieved when the students start laughing, thinking it was an accident. Alice panics and runs out of the classroom and begins to freak out. Not wanting to go back into class, Alice walks away. Meanwhile, Finn is hiding in the basement of someone's house when the owner finds him and out of hunger, Finn kills him. He is then interrupted by someone when they emerge from the shadow. The person tells him that she's looking for someone and Finn asks who she is and the woman says "The name's Imogen. And I'm looking for people by the names of Charlie McCall, Alice Swenson, Lily Watson and Jack James.". Finn stares at her, not knowing what to do. Meanwhile, the break time bell goes and students rush out of classes. Beth and Charlie walk through the crowd when they hear gasps and whispers of shock and intrigue. Curious, the duo walk to the front where they see Jack exiting the principals office. Jack looks over to Beth and Charlie and says "Guess who's back?".

Chapter III: Bad Feelings
Jack brushes past the crowd, smiling at everyone who greets him back (Jack returned to New Quays in July and revealed himself to be alive, using the old WW2 bunker as a cover, pretending he was trapped down there before being took in by the police after they found him). He reaches Beth and Charlie and Beth asks what he's up to and why'd he turn Finn. Jack replies with "It's nice to see you too, buddy." and Charlie demands answers. Jack says "That's for me to know and for you to... Figure out. Have fun." before laughing. Beth advises Jack to stop what he's doing or else he will be stopped by them. Jack then looks her deadly in the eye and says "Threats? Not the wisest of choice, Beth. I'd advise you not to get in my way. Or there'll be consequences." Jack then walks off. Beth asks hows it possible for him to start school again so soon and Charlie agrees with the confusion but tells her that the last thing they need to do is provoke him but knows they need to find out what he's up to without making Jack retaliate. They then head off to the cafeteria. Meanwhile, Hunter arrives to the library and see's Emma sitting alone. He joins her and she doesn't other speaking to him, still not fully over everything they went through. Hunter tries to apologize and get through to her but Emma tells him that she has nightmares all the time and feels like Saltwood wasn't the last of it, that something bad is coming. Hunter promises otherwise. Noah then arrives and playfully taps Hunter's hand which triggers a vision for Hunter where he see's someone with fangs and golden eyes tearing someone's heart out. Noah doesn't know what happened but Emma does. Emma excuses Noah and then asks Hunter what he saw and he tells her, scaring Emma. Meanwhile, Jai gets a text from Alice telling him to meet her and so he goes off to find her. They hug and kiss, and Alice tells him what happened in class. He calms her down and tells her he loves her and that she'll find control. Alice asks Jai what he was up to and he says "I was about to meet Charlie and Beth." and Alice asks is everything OK and Jai tells her that Jack is back in school and she is shocked and nervous to learn this. Jai thinks they should perhaps confront him or trap him to find out what he's up to but Alice disagrees, reminding Jai how cunning Jack is. Jai begins to start thinking about how vicious Jack is and how aggressive he was towards them and he doesn't wantit to happen again. Alice snaps him out of his thoughts and says they'll go meet Beth and Charlie together and that she'll text Lily on the way there. They then leave.

Chapter IV: "I still scare you."
Beth, Charlie, Lily, Hunter, Alice and Jai are all sat in the cafeteria discussing Jack's return, his potential secret agenda and why he's back. Jai is still leaning towards taking things into their own hands and trapping Jack so he can't cause trouble or kill anyone else. The others are all against this idea and Alice gets mad at Jai, telling him they already talked about that. Lily suggests that they need to find Finn and see what he knows. Everyone aside from Jai agrees and Charlie says that after school they'll go try and track him down. They then shift the topic to Hunter's vision and they wonder what exactly the new type of creature is. Alice jokingly says it could be a werewolf but everyone else takes it seriously, knowing that witches, vampires and enhanced hunters exist, so why not werewolves. They then start talking about who it could be. Meanwhile, Jack is walking through the corridors when he bumps into Tristyn O'Connell, a british student. Tristyn apologises and he instantly becomes attracted to Jack, flirting once with him before excusing himself. When he turns, he see's Emma stood there with a scared look on her face. Jack says "Two months later and I still scare you. Glad to see something's haven't changed." and smirks, walking past her. Emma stops him and says "You stay away from me. Whatever you're up to, keep me out of it." and Jack says "I'll think it over." before they walk off into their own ways, with Jack walking out of the school. Meanwhile, Finn is asleep in the basement when he is awoken by Jack. Jack says "Good to see you've fed while I've been busy." Finn asks why Jack has done this and Jack says "Because you're going to be my friend." Finn thinks about Imogen and her looking for Jack but he says nothing. Meanwhile, Zayn catches up with Charlie who is just leaving school. Zayn asks where's going and Charlie asks he's going out with the gang and Zayn says "It's do with Finn, isn't it?" and Charlie says yes. Zayn warns him to be careful and they kiss before Zayn watches Charlie walk away. Meanwhile, Shannon is on her way home when she see's Finn lying in the middle of the road. But it's a trap however when Jack appears behind her and bites Shannon, turning her into a vampire.

Chapter V: Close Encounters
Shannon awakens in the basement where Finn has been being held. When Jack and Finn enter, she tells them to stay back. Jack then says "Don't be scared. We're going to have so much fun. All of us." He then drops the unconscious person on the floor and Shannon feeds, completing the transition. Meanwhile, the gang leave the hospital after finding out that traces of Finn have vanished. They try to think of where to look when Alice see's Keri Kerridge walking by. She calls her over and asks what she's doing. Keri says that she was on her way to visit a friend a few blocks away because she's worried due to them not answering her all day. Keri says that her friend has stopped replying to her texts after a supposed break in and so the gang accompany Keri to her friends house. Meanwhile, Zayn is at the school library finishing up work when Noah comes and takes a seat and starts asking where Charlie and the gang are and Zayn says they just went out for the night. The lights then go off and the librarian tells them to stay put but they hear her scream and when they run to her aid, they Shannon stood over her body with fangs and blood all over her mouth. She hisses at them before pursuing them into the school gym hall. Noah is threw into the bleachers but manages to stop Shannon by trapping her between the benches. Jack then walks into the hall and is about to kill Zayn when Noah pounces on him, now with facial hair, pointed wolf like ears, fangs and golden eyes. He roars at Jack, revealing himself to be a werewolf. Jack is took back by this and flees along with Shannon. Zayn is left in shock as Noah runs off in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, the group get to the house to find the owner drained off blood. Keri freaks out and they are then joined by Jack who reveals his new vampires Finn and Shannon. Jai reappears and tries to capacitate Jack by lodging a stake into his abdomen but he fails. Jack then says "I warned you guys to stay out of this. Now there's gonna be consequences." He says and then in a flash he grabs the stake and stabs Keri in the heart, killing her. He walks away with Shannon and Finn.

Chapter VI: Off the Rails
A week and a bit after Jack's warning that there'd be consequences, the gang are still going about their daily lives, still shocked about Keri's death. It's a saturday and Alice wakes up to find Jai in her room. She states she's still angry with him for provoking Jack and trying to kill him. Jai apologises but Alice insists that Jai is partially the reason why Keri is dead. She tells him to leave and he does so she goes back to bed. Meanwhile, Charlie drops by Zayn's house to find him shook up. Zayn then reveals everything and it shocks Charlie to hear that Noah is the werewolf but then he remembers Hunter's vision about the werewolf ripping a heart out. He realises that the vision means that Noah is going to kill Jack and he can't let Jack die, especially not when he's turned two teens into vampires. He and Zayn set off to track down Jack but find that they've moved their hideout somewhere else. Upon leaving the hideout, they are stopped by Imogen. Charlie asks who she is and Imogen says "I've come to check out the area, see what kind of infestation we're dealing with." Charlie knows she means something else and asks further and Imogen says "All in good time. Won't be long till he comes to find you and your friends for himself." Before she walks away. Zayn thinks she works for Jack and Charlie agrees. Meanwhile, Lily is out running in the park when she is stopped by Kara who is back in New Quays. Lily is ecstatic to see her but Kara then says "We have problems." Meanwhile, Charlie and Zayn meet Alice and Jai outside of Charlie's apartment blocks. They ask what he needed them for and Charlie explains the Imogen situation. After talking about it, Jack joins them. He says "So much whispering going on. Planning something else?" while eyeing Jai angrily. The four tell Jack to tell them what he's up to but Jack becomes angry and grabs someone who was walking by and tears their throat out, dropping them to the ground before saying "You guys never learn. There's plenty more where that came from." and he walks away, leaving them with a body.

Chapter VII: Jack's Agenda
It's Wednesday, a few days has passed since Jack killed an innocent person and the gang are trying to get on with their lives while dealing with their own dramas, deciding not to provoke Jack. At school, Beth is helping organise the Back to School formal dance when she spots Noah. He approaches her and she asks him where he's been lately. Noah is quiet and closed off with Beth, telling her very little, explaining how he just visited a friend for a while. Beth asks whats wrong and Noah tells her that he'll tell her eventually. Jack then appears and says "This the new boy toy? God, he's hot." Beth asks Jack how he can just kill Finn and Shannon and ruin their lives. Jack says "I don't know if you're dumb or deaf or just both but I thought I already told you to stop asking questions." Beth orders for Jack to leave without hurting anyone but he notices Tristyn helping out with the decorations and Beth notices the glint of care in his eyes. Playing against his weaknesses, Beth shouts for Tristyn to come over. Tristyn is smiling at Jack, clearly attracted. Beth asks if he's coming to the dance and Tristyn says he doesn't know yet as he hasn't got a date. Jack says "Surely someone would've asked you by now." Tristyn says he wishes and then Beth says "Why don't you go with him, Jack?". Jack glares at her but agrees, telling Tristyn he'll pick him up. Tristyn walks away happily. Jack demands to know what Beth is playing at but Beth says "I don't trust you won't kill anyone else behind our backs so keeping you in my sight is best for everyone. Now I've got a dance to prepare for." Before walking away. Meanwhile, Zayn is looking into werewolf mythology and realises that there was a full moon on Monday night which is why Noah probably left for the past few days. He rings Charlie to tell him about what he found out but Charlie wants him to stay out of it. Zayn says "I get you're trying to protect me but clearly your friends deserve to know what Noah is. Are you forgetting Hunter's vision? I can already see that this isn't gonna end well if we don't start telling people." Charlie promises he'll tell them but he wants Zayn to promise he'll stay out of it and Zayn reluctantly does so. Meanwhile, back at the motel, Lily still hasn't fully been told why she's out there and that she can't keep lying to her friends. Kara tells Lily that something's coming to New Quays and that it's going to get dangerous. Lily demands to know what and why she's only out here and Kara says "Because we don't have much time before he gets here and I need to train you as much as I can before hand." Lily asks who and Kara says "Raymond.", shocking Lily. Meanwhile, Shannon is walking to Jack's new hideout when she is trapped by Jai who demands to know what Jack is up to. Shannon initially refuses to tell him anything but when Jai throws a stake at her and Shannon gives in and says "A clan! He's trying to make his own clan!" and Jai is shocked, instantly thinking that Jack is thinking of becoming the next Kimika, only more dangerous.

Chapter VIII: Night of the Dance
It's the night of Back to School formal and drama is sure to follow through. Alice is getting ready and rings Lily who answers. Alice asks her if she's coming to the dance and Lily says she doesn't know if she can make it. Alice hopes she can make it. Alice hangs up and turns to see Jai but in his normal clothes. Jai says she looks beautiful and Alice thanks him but is curious as to why Jai isn't ready. Jai tells her that he found something out from Shannon and this angers Alice, who tells him that he needs to stop digging or else Jack will flip and kill someone again. Alice's anger accidentally triggers her power and she accidentally throws a picture of the wall. Jai then says "I'm guessing Charlie stopped helping you," and Alice says "Charlie is trying to keep Jack the psycho from giving the town a body count. I'm doing fine on my own." Jai says she needs help and that he could help her. Alice says that she just wants to go to the formal but Jai says he isn't going which upsets Alice. Alice hears a car beep outside and see it's Hunter. Alice tells Jai that he needs to start thinking of others before walking out. Jack arrives at Tristyn's house and each are glad with how each other look. Jack escorts Tristyn to the car and they drive there. Tristyn asks Jack how he had the courage to come back and Jack says "I guess I missed taking boys like you to cheesy dances." making Tristyn laugh. Jack chuckles too, enjoying Tristyn's company. They arrive to the dance where they're met by Beth. She asks Tristyn if Jack's being kind and Tristyn says "He's being a sweetheart, love" in his british accent. Beth is surprised but glad to hear that Jack is actually falling for Tristyn. They're then joined by Zayn and Charlie who are shocked to find Jack here with Tristyn. Finn then arrives and Beth suggests he and Tristyn go grab them all a drink and Jack agrees. Charlie demands to know if Jack is planning to turn anyone else and Jack says that that hasn't got anything to do with him. Charlie tells him that he can't run around turning their friends into vampires because they'll lose control. Speaking of which, Zayn asks where Shannon is and Jack says she's back at their hideout. Jack then excuses himself and that's when Zayn see's Noah walk in, looking at Jack. Zayn points it out and Beth asks what Zayn is talking about. Charlie tries to silence it but Zayn drops the bomb on her and Beth is shocked and in disbelief. Charlie confirms it and Beth is annoyed that Charlie kept this from them. Charlie says "I'm sorry. But if we want to avoid this place becoming a war ground for a dangerous vampire and a pissed off werewolf, we have to keep them away from each other." and the other two agree. Charlie sets off to distract Jack while Beth goes off to distract Noah.

Chapter IX: An Ancient Feud
Noah greets Beth and compliments her. He then tries to excuse himself a few times before Beth cuts to the chase saying "You're not touching Jack. Or Finn or Shannon for that matter." Noah plays dumb but Beth tells him to stop it, saying she knows about him. Noah says "They're monsters. They kill people. He's killed two people you know. How doesn't that make you sick?" Beth says they haven't overlooked it and they're still planning to do something. She then asks what he knows and Noah says "I've knew all about your little group. Ever since January." Beth is in disbelief but Noah storms off, getting lost in the crowd. Hunter and Alice finally arrive and are happy to see that it seems normal. They go off to get a drink when they run into Jack at the table with Tristyn. Hunter says "You best be treating your date nice and not like how you've been treating other people." clearly warning him. Jack tells Hunter that no one likes a gossip and Alice warns Tristyn to be careful. Charlie joins them and tells Jack that nothing is to happen here and Jack says "Be careful Charles. I don't want this to turn ugly but it will if I have to make it." Tristyn asks Jack to dance to get away from the others and to cool off and he agrees. Tristyn asks what they were talking about and Jack tells him to pay no notice, that his old friends are just a bad influence. Noah then asks Beth to dance and she accepts but doesn't know he's planning to make his move on Jack on the dance floor. Meanwhile, Shannon is tied up in the hideout she led Jai to and Jai is still asking for more answers about Jack. Shannon says "He'll kill you when he finds out, Jai." And Jai says he won't. Shannon reminds Jai that they're friends still and Jai says "I thought that about Jack too. Until he almost killed me. All of us. Numerous times. You're just gonna be the same." He then asks where Jack is tonight and Shannon says he's at the dance. Jai then leaves, heading for the dance. Meanwhile on the dance floor, Beth and Noah are dancing and chatting about Noah and him being werewolf and other supernatural like things. When they pass by Jack and Tristyn, Noah stabs Jack in the side of the stomach with a small piece of wood. Beth and Tristyn are the only ones to notice. Jack then stumbles away into another room and Beth tries to contain Noah but he moves her out of the way and goes after Jack. Beth gathers up her gang and tells them what's happening and they all run after Noah. In the other hall, Jack and Noah begin their epic fight, each of them getting in a good amount of hits. The gang try to stop but only end up getting mildly hurt. Alice steps in and uses her powers to contain them both when Jai suddenly runs in, telling them that he knows what Jack is doing. He says "You're creating your own clan." The group are in shock with the knowledge. Jack says "You are so next to die." Charlie asks why he's creating a clan and Jack says "For you! For all of you! For this town! I may not feel much for anything anymore but I'd like a place where I can be permanently safe with people like me around." After hearing this, Alice slowly releases them and says "Leave Jack. Before I change my mind." and Jack whooshes out. The group then look at Noah and he says "You're not getting an apology." and Charlie says "And you're not getting our blessing to kill him." and Noah walks out. Meanwhile back at the motel, Lily is asking why Raymond is coming back and Kara says "I don't know yet but I have a guess it's do with your friends." Lily asks how she knows and she says "A friend. He told me Raymond has a Huntress of his own. But that's not all." Lily asks what and Kara says "She's a vampire too. Has been for 300 years."

Chapter X: Humanity
Friday comes around and the gang are still getting over the formal dance. Charlie, Beth, Alice and Hunter all meet at the cafeteria in school. They start talking about Jack. Alice states that he isn't completely gone and Beth points out that Jack seems to be becoming infatuated with Tristyn and thinks this could be a good way for Jack to return to his normal self. Charlie asks how they want to do it and Beth says that they need to keep trying to get Jack and Tristyn together so Jack starts to fall more in love with him and then hopefully it'll make Jack start to care about everyone and not just himself. Jai then joins them and they're all pretty quiet. Jai tries to apologise and explain his actions and Charlie points out that Jai tortured Shannon even though she's still trying to transition properly. Jai says he had to do what needed to be done but Alice then says "We're lucky that Jack hasn't killed someone you care about in return. I told you to not do anything about it because now we have a plan, a one that didn't require torturing a friend." Jai apologises again and asks if they're still dating and Alice says "Friends? Maybe. But boyfriend... Jai... I don't know if I can be with you right now. Not with everything going on and you making things worse." Jai then walks away. The group then get a text from Lily that reads 'Meet me tonight @ Charlie's place. Got big news. Lily.' Tristyn is walking through the school when he runs into Jack. He is happy to see Jack but is still confused about what happened at the dance. Jack brushes it coolly and asks if he's OK to which Tristyn replies with yes. Tristyn asks Jack if he wants to go for a meal tonight and Jack agrees. Later that night, Charlie, Beth and Hunter are waiting for Alice and Lily to show up. Alice arrives. They can't say much as Lily arrives with Kara, signifying it must be something serious. They ask what's going on and Lily says "Raymond's coming back for us. He's coming back for revenge." and Kara says "That's not all; he's bringing friends of his own." The gang are all in shock and Kara says he's most likely in town, hiding out. She tells him that his vampire Huntress, Imogen, is here. Just then the front door flies open and the group are confused, shocked and nervous to see an exact look a like of Jack there. Charlie says "Jack?" and the lookalike says "My name's Riley. Riley James. I'm Jack's twin brother."

Chapter XI: Family Ties
Charlie, Beth, Hunter, Alice, Lily and Kara are shocked to learn about Riley and Riley explains that he and Jack were seperated at birth as their parents couldn't handle so much power under one house. The gang ask about too much power and Riley says that before Jack died and turned, he was a witch too. Riley then says he introduced himself to Jack the day after he was turned and he helped him through the transitioning part. The gang don't trust him but Riley says he's here to help reel Jack back in and then to help with a bigger threat: Raymond. Charlie says that they need to focus on getting Jack sorted out first. Riley asks if Jack seems connected to someone or something on an emotional level and Beth tells him about Tristyn O'Connell and her plan and Riley is on board. He then goes to leave and they ask him where he's going and he says "I'm going to find my brother." Meanwhile, Jack and Tristyn arrive to a restuarant for their date and they start talking and stuff. Tristyn then brings up what happened at the dance and Jack tries to brush it off but Tristyn is determined to know. This pushes Jack and he grabs Tristyn and goes into an alley. Tristyn asks what he's doing and Jack tells him he's going to show him what he is. Jack then grabs someone from the street before feeding on them and killing them, terrifying Tristyn. Jack then goes to approach Tristyn when Riley snaps his neck and tells Tristyn to get out of there. Meanwhile, Imogen arrives at the same motel Kara was at where she meets with Raymond. Imogen tells him that the gang are aware that he's back and that Riley has made himself known. Raymond is glad to hear, finally happy to get his plan moving. He summons his other comrades: Imogen (the vampire huntress), Donovan (werewolf), Patti (witch), Oli (vampire), Quentin (vampire). He tells them that the revenge is definitely on. Meanwhile, Zayn turns up at Noah's house. Noah asks what he wants and Zayn says he wants to help his boyfriend and friends out. Noah asks how can he possibly do that and Zayn reveals that he can help by helping Finn and Shannon but he needs Noah's help and needs it to be kept a secret. Noah agrees.

Trivia

 * There was originally meant to be a character named Meg Carter, previously named Evelyn Carter, who was meant to be a new student and a secret witch that took an interest in Alice. She was meant to first appear in chapter 1 and was written to be a major recurring character. However she was scrapped from the final version when there was a realization that her arc went nowhere.
 * Charlie and Zayn's relationship hadn't started yet in the original concept; Charlie was meant to meet Zayn throughout the third book and their relationship was meant to be a key focus but it was changed into them already having an established relationship in favor of other already established characters having larger roles.
 * Micaiah was planned to return along with Kara for the third book; he would've developed a closer friendship to Alice but he was cut from the final version.
 * Finn Zabinski was originally meant to die in the prologue but this changed for story purposes.
 * In the original concept for the third book, back when it was meant to be a series of ten books, Jack was only meant to be appear in only two chapters, not being a main character. He was originally meant to move into a small town and assist the original gang for the two chapters and then leave again,
 * The original concept of the third book was to have it split up into two parts; the first part was meant to follow a serial killer on the loose, killing off supernatural beings and the second part was to follow Alice and Evelyn and what exactly Evelyn's agenda was.
 * The original title for book three was meant to be 'The Cold One' before it was changed to 'Bloodlust' and then to it's final title of 'Vengeance'.
 * Shannon Bowman was only meant to appear in just one chapter but her role was extended during further planning, leading her to become a major recurring character.