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38. XAVIER

Author: Raji
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-28 00:11:32
“You are a vampire Xavier.” Shane’s voice cut through. Ariana sniffed beside me.

“Hey, what happened? What’s wrong?” I asked cupping her face. She shook her head and forced a smile. I didn’t know what to do.

“A vampire? How?” How could I be a vampire? And how did I not know about it all this time? No, she is lying. I am not a vampire. But everything came crashing. Again.

The way I threw that guard across the room, the heightened sense of smell I had developed recently, the fear in Ariana’s eyes whenever she saw me. Everything came back to me.

“Why?” I didn’t know what I was asking or whom I was asking, but yeah, I wanted to know. Know something about myself.

I lifted my head and glanced around the room. My eyes found Lucas. He was standing there looking at us. I stood up, and Ariana followed suit. Walking towards him, my hands fell on the bundle in his arms.

My daughter.

No. Our daughter.

I extended my hands towards him and he looked at Ariana. She nodded and Lucas handed my baby gir
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