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Chapter 10: A Challenge Accepted

Author: Ariana Stones
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-01 23:48:17

Emma.

I sat in the backseat, my eyes locked on the house shrinking in the distance. Every inch it disappeared felt like another thread pulling at my heart, shattering inside me. My mom had begged me to stay, and part of me wanted to. But I couldn’t, not after what I’d seen.

The image of that dead man’s lifeless body, the blood soaking the floor—it wouldn’t leave my mind. The worst part? My family’s secret. Vampires. My family had been vampires all along, and no one had told me. I felt betrayed. I felt... alone.

“Hey, are you okay?" Kael's voice came again. He sounded genuinely worried, his eyes softening as he looked at me.

Kael kept asking if I was okay, but I didn’t respond. I couldn’t. What was I supposed to say? That I was fine? That none of this mattered? My life had been turned upside down in less than a day, and there was no way I could pretend to be okay.

After hours of driving, Kael pulled the car to a stop at the edge of Crescent Pack territory. The trees were thick and th
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