The Alpha Watched Me Burn
I was a hybrid werewolf-vampire, born with a severe sensitivity to sunlight. The moment my skin was exposed to harsh sunlight, it would burn and blister, eventually breaking down into open sores.
I had been dating the Alpha, Stephen Callahan, for three years. He had even had a sun-protective cloak custom-made especially for me. But then his first love, Rosalind Warwick, inserted herself into what was supposed to be a romantic trip for us two.
At noon, Stephen went to pick her up, leaving me alone at a secluded observation pavilion. Half an hour later, he messaged me. 'I left the cloak outside. Go get it yourself. Rosalind has a point. You're only a hybrid, not a pure-blooded vampire. You d