Chapter 9-Aylin

I don't know whether to feel relieved to be rid of the task or disappointed that I'm now going to have no choice but to try and sleep as I finish the final housing placements of the Haven vampires. I could offer to help escort them to their new houses, but no doubt the people I have working on this would insist on doing it themselves, telling me not to worry about such a menial task, coupled with the fact that I don't want to endure the socializing solidifying my decision to not bother.

It's almost five in the afternoon, and I'm utterly exhausted, so maybe sleep will have mercy on me and let me claim it with no difficulty and no nightmares. As soon as the thought crosses my mind, I laugh at it, knowing that's a fool's hope.

I grab the stack of files, walking towards the safe house to find whoever Archer left in charge for the day shift so they can bring the vampires to their new houses. When I reach it, I find Archer still there, deep bags under his eyes as he constructs more fil