The Hunter and the Vampire
“I am ashamed that I could not wait until you were awake to tell you this, Callie. I am ashamed of so much. I am torn in two, and my – my judgement is skewed. I have tried to make amends. Your – your family, the hunters. They should all be okay now. I tried to help – not that it changed things. Part of me wishes I had not. Had I known what was to follow, I should not have extended such grace. They did not deserve my mercy. Not after what they did to her.”
He paused, and his footsteps thudded towards what I assumed was a door. I could picture his hand on the handle, gripping it so tightly his knuckles protruded from his skin, and then he said: “Goodbye, Callie.”
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Slowly, I found my way b
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