Hourglass
“I SAID, HOLDING OUT MY HANDS. “HEAR us out.”
Raquel and Dana didn’t run, but they didn’t look like they were going to listen, either. They were both frozen, shock-still, staring at me—at the friend who had just been revealed as a vampire, the creature they hated most in the world.
The bag of blood fell from my trembling hands. Red droplets spattered onto the dust and gravel. I felt like I might plunge to the ground with it at any second. My fangs slid back up into my jaw as though they were try...ing to hide.
Why hadn’t I heard them? My vampire senses should’ve warned me. But I’d been feeling weak—and Lucas had distracted me—and here we were.
For what felt like eternity, we faced one another. Everyone was breathing hard. When I looked into Raquel’s eyes and saw the naked hurt and terror there, I wanted to cry, but I held it together.
Dana broke the silence. “You had better start explaining.”
“No,” Raquel said.
“I know how this feels,” Dana said to her. “Believe me, baby, I know.MoreLess
Raquel and Dana didn’t run, but they didn’t look like they were going to listen, either. They were both frozen, shock-still, staring at me—at the friend who had just been revealed as a vampire, the creature they hated most in the world.
The bag of blood fell from my trembling hands. Red droplets spattered onto the dust and gravel. I felt like I might plunge to the ground with it at any second. My fangs slid back up into my jaw as though they were try...ing to hide.
Why hadn’t I heard them? My vampire senses should’ve warned me. But I’d been feeling weak—and Lucas had distracted me—and here we were.
For what felt like eternity, we faced one another. Everyone was breathing hard. When I looked into Raquel’s eyes and saw the naked hurt and terror there, I wanted to cry, but I held it together.
Dana broke the silence. “You had better start explaining.”
“No,” Raquel said.
“I know how this feels,” Dana said to her. “Believe me, baby, I know.MoreLess
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