60. Forgive Me

Gwen’s POV

I wake up in the middle of the night to strange sounds coming from the hallway. I sit up in bed and listen. When a feminine scream rends the air, I jump out of bed and rush for the door.

When I get to the hallway, I see a woman outside Alexander’s door. She turns around when I appear, and on seeing me, rushes towards me.

“Help me! They are trying to–” She comes to a sudden stop as a stricken look crosses over her face. She stumbles back, eyeing me with suspicion. “Are you one of them?”

Phillip appears from Alexander’s room and I walk over, looking between him and the woman. She is human. “What is going on?”

“Don’t worry about it,” he tells me. “Go back to sleep.”

The woman is looking between us, pressing herself against the wall. I look at her. “It’s okay. No one’s going to hurt you.”

There’s only one reason a human would be in a vampire’s castle. But as long as I’m here, no one’s getting drained.

She looks at me with wide, terrified eyes, unsure whether to trust me.