A Shade of Vampire (New & Lengthened 2015 Edition) by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2012-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19: Sofia

I found a belt and, using some of the hair ties in the bathroom, I was able to fix the knife to my thigh in a way that made it more easily accessible. After that, I was relieved that I managed to bury myself in books that night. It was hard at first, but once I’d forced myself past the first three pages of Arabian Nights, I managed to lose myself in the story. It was one of my all-time favorites.

I lost track of time, but hours must have passed and soon I found my eyelids growing heavy. It was becoming a struggle to keep them open. I put the book on my dressing table, and, closing my eyes, was about to drift off when I heard a distant crying.

I sat bolt upright, my hand reaching instinctively for the knife I’d fixed to my inner thigh. Goosebumps ran along my skin as the crying continued. It was one of the girls, I was sure of it.

I climbed out of bed and crept to the door. Opening it, I looked up and down the corridor. It was empty. As the crying continued, I hurried toward the sound. It was leading me toward a part of the treehouse I’d never entered before. As I reached the door standing outside of which the noise was loudest, I knocked.

“Hello?” I whispered.

I suspected that every vampire in this treehouse would have heard the crying, if I was able to hear. Yet, there was no sign of anyone around.

I gripped the handle and pushed against the door.

It was locked.

The crying subsided as I continued to twist the door knob.

“Are you okay?” I asked.

“Wh-who’s there?” a trembling voice called.

“Sofia. Who are you?”

“Gwen.”

“Gwen…What’s wrong?”

“I’m so afraid, Sofia. I had a nightmare. I hate being locked in here, all alone.”

I looked up and down the corridor. Still no vampires in sight.

I doubted my own sanity as I called through the door, “Okay. Gwen, just wait here. I’m going to try to let you out.”

“O-Okay. Thank you!”

Drawing a breath, I walked back along the corridor toward my side of the apartment and stopped outside Derek’s door.

What am I doing?

Am I really going to knock on his door and disturb him?

Although I felt terrified, I couldn’t just ignore Gwen’s suffering. Even though I was just as helpless as her, I felt I had to try to do something about it.

I reached out and knocked.

Footsteps sounded moments later and the door creaked open.

Derek stood towering above me, naked from the waist up, his eyes hooded and hair mussed. It took a moment to force my eyes away from his impossibly chiseled torso to look up at his face and remember why I’d knocked in the first place.

“I-I’m sorry to disturb you,” I stammered. “It’s Gwen. She’s had a nightmare. Can you open her door so I can comfort her?”

He’d looked irritated when he’d first come to the door. But his eyes seemed to soften as he looked me over.

He stepped behind his door and reappeared a moment later wearing a black robe wrapped around his waist.

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