Chapter 20

I clutched the phone and tears built in my eyes. “Bradley, I just want you to stay the hell from me. I–I can’t deal with all this. I really can’t.”

“Lisa, I am lost right now. Do you want me to come over?”

“No,” I breathed the word out. “What part of stay away from me don’t you get?” I raised my voice a bit.

“Is this–is this because of the whole vampire thing? You have to tell me because I’m going crazy here.” I could hear the stress in his voice. And the sound of a car engine starting was evident in the background.

He was probably getting ready to come over to my house.

“It’s not because of that. I was warned to stay away from you. And this time, my grandmom was involved in the madness. And you know what? I have been through too much, I can’t deal with this drama.”

“I’m coming over…” He said in a firm tone. It was clear that he was not giving up. If this were in any other situation, I would have been very flattered but this was different. This involved the life of my grandmom and