My Step-Father Is A Vampire
For a second she broke free, crawling toward the path—
A boot slammed into her side, flipping her onto her back.
The world flashed white. Then red. Then nothing but pain. Another kick. A punch. A heel pressing into her throat.
Liz choked, vision blurring, limbs twitching as blood pooled from her lip down her chin.
“Pathetic,” one of them muttered, wiping at her knuckles. “Let’s go.”
They left her there— Bleeding. Barely breathing.
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At dinner that evening, Phoenix sat beside his father, looking composed even though his mind was nowhere in the room. He barely touched his glass. His father was all about his impending marriage, the power boost they would get, all political crap which phoenix di