LOGINI was extremely angry. Her friends were standing behind her, laughing at me really hard. I knew Lilith was trying to make me lose my temper and show my vampire teeth, but Samantha was quick to calm me down."Do your worst, Aliya. I double-dare you," Lilith said loudly, a sly smile sneaking onto her face."Don't listen to her. Don't fall into her trap," Samantha reminded me with a soft whisper.I stood up straight and stared right into Lilith's eyes. Just by looking at her, I could tell what she was thinking."I’m not going to give you what you want, Lilith. I don't care how long you’ve been in this school or how many girls you've put in the hospital because of Eric. All I know is that I love Eric, I want him, and I will get him. There’s nothing you can do about it," I said.I turned around and walked away from Lilith, and Samantha came with me. Everyone’s jaw dropped, and they started whispering to each other that nobody had ever stood up to Lilith before—I was the first person to do
The look on everyone’s faces was one of pure disappointment. Honestly, I wished they would ask for something—anything—else. Never in a million years had I imagined that I would one day consider living among humans.One after another, everyone began leaving the hall, whispering words I couldn't quite make out. Only Aretha remained, standing motionless with her head bowed.“And what are you still doing here?” I asked, remaining seated majestically on my throne.Aretha said nothing. Her silence irritated me more than anything. Anger surged through me. I rose from my throne and rushed toward her, my fangs snapping into view as I nearly grabbed her by the neck.“Stop!!!!” Samantha's voice rang through the hall.I turned toward her, my gaze sharp and furious. My heart raced as I struggled to control the urge to sink my fangs into Aretha's neck and drain her dry. Rage had consumed me, leaving little room for me to reason.“Stop it,” Samantha repeated, this time walking toward me with confide
The scream of my mother that night, after the wooden stick was driven straight through her heart, still echoed in my head. The face of that man remained clear in my memory, but he no longer frightened me. I wasn't afraid of him anymore. But something had changed.The moment he looked at me after my brother was thrown over me and I fell... “Kill her!” the scarred man commanded his men.Then I woke up, drenched in sweat and trembling in horror. I pushed the coffin open. It hadn't happened that way before. In my previous memory, the scarred man had never ordered them to kill me.What is going on? I thought, my eyes darting from side to side as I desperately searched for an explanation.After several minutes, I finally pulled myself together. The night was still young, but there was no way I could fall asleep again. I went outside to look for Samantha, only to be told that she had gone hunting.“Where?” I asked one of the people outside.“She didn't say. She only mentioned that she was hu
The school gate was crowded with people, and I could detect the distinct scent of blood from each of them. I noticed the girls who had mocked me the previous day because of the way I smelled, as well as the security guard. None of them recognized me, and they simply walked past.Samantha had already explained everything I needed to know about enrolling at Central City High School, and I wasn't the only new student registering that day. To make our plan work, we used one of our people—someone old enough to pose as a parent—along with forged documents and fake transfer papers from a school that never existed.The principal, Mrs. Rebecca Ashford, struck me as someone who could easily be manipulated; with her tiny voice, she looked to me as someone fake. But I didn't care. I was over two hundred and sixty years old, my mind consumed by revenge, and I had no intention of truly studying. My plan was simple: make Eric fall in love with me, turn him into a vampire, and spend eternity together
After the salon attendant finished, she called Eric back inside.The moment he saw me, he froze.His jaw dropped, his lips parting slightly as his eyes widened in disbelief.“What?” I asked, suddenly self-conscious. “What is it?”“Uh—uh…”“What?” I pressed, growing more curious by the second.He drew in a sharp breath, almost as though he had just seen a ghost. My heart sank. Did my fangs come out? Panic fluttered through me as I glanced down at the clothes I was wearing. The pink fabric looked almost ridiculously innocent—like something one of those schoolgirls would wear. I had never owned anything like it before, not even when I was a child.Eric finally turned toward the attendant. “Didn't you give her a mirror? Didn't you let her see herself?”The attendant shook her head. “She said she didn't want to look in the mirror.”I straightened my shoulders and met Eric's gaze head-on. “I didn't want to,” I said quietly. “I have my reasons.”I couldn't bring myself to look at the person
I didn't rest throughout the day. I wandered aimlessly, like a restless mother searching desperately for her child. I couldn't shake the words that young man had said to me. The scent of his blood still lingered in my mind, stirring something within me. I was lost in thought, unsure of what to do. I considered following his scent and tracing his blood wherever he had gone, but he was already far away.My eyes remained wide open until dawn as I lay awake, lost in thought and calculating the hours in my head. When it was almost noon, I hurried into the woods—the very place where I had seen him pass before. I waited patiently for him to appear.Other humans passed by, but they held no interest for me. I lingered in the woods for what felt like an eternity, pacing from one corner to another along the cliff that dropped sharply toward the road, never taking my eyes off the path.Finally, I saw him approaching from afar.My heart began to race again. I couldn't take my eyes off him. Quietly







