The chandelier which had fallen last night was gone. A single chain marking where it had been. Chunks of the ceiling were missing and the wind rustles plastic sheets covering the damage.I shudder, rubbing my arms. There was more damage in this area than I thought. It is where me and my friends had
Screams echo in my ears and all around me. Burning stench fills my nostril and I cough, choking on my blood. Then just as fast, the blinding pain vanishes.I sit up, panting, with my stomach in knots. My muscles ache from the tension of trying to hold back the attack."What happened?" Sam wheezes."
My throat suddenly feels so dry that even swallowing doesn't help. I hold myself as we walk back to my dorm room for privacy. Whatever Ben wants to tell me it can't be good. He's frowning and keeps looking over his shoulder.Is he going to break-up with me? My insides twist like I'm going to throw u
Sunday morning, I roll over and open my eyes when the mattress dips lower on one side."Morning, Brene," Kiarr says in that Viking accent that makes my toes curl. He brushes fingers along my brow and down my cheek and jawline like he's memorizing the shape of my face."Is everything okay?" I ask mor
"Hello?""Hey, are you okay? You sound out of breath," Melanie asks over the line."Yeah." I glance down at my nakedness and my skin heats. "Um...give me ten minutes. What's up?""Meet us in the library on the third floor by the study tables." She hangs up and I stare down at my phone.Unease wraps
"Okay, let's think about this." I pinch the bridge of my nose. "Nora are you sure you followed the scent to my old school.""Yeah, and it was heaviest on Gwen." She crosses her arms."We're back to square one." I rub my eyes."One of you morons better untie me. I can't feel my hands."I nod and Nora
"Who is Amelia?" Jezza asks, her hand trembling as she holds her teacup."She is- was one of my friends before I came here." My skull pounds and I feel nauseous. "When the vamps came to our school, she was there and got injured in the magical backlash." And I had gone to her to apologize, to see her
Someone grabs my hand, squeezing it. I pant and try to focus on the face. Gwen is leaning over me. She shouts something at me."Come on, Brene, you've got to stop her. She's going to kill them-she's going to kill my sister." Tears stream down her face.Ben and Kiarr surround me, paler than usual.An