In the Shadows by Jill Nolan

Author:Jill Nolan [Nolan, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Sure enough, during the light of day, thinking with a clear head, the guilt and shame come back.

He killed a friend of a friend; he killed Allison's boyfriend's dad; he's killed so many people, and he'll continue to kill so many more. And for what? To prolong his life. But how long has he already been living? I should have asked that.

Every new moon, every full moon.

That's twice a month. If Girlpuncher was right about his hunting schedule, that's 26 people a year. How old is he? How many people have died so he could live? And I slept with that killer, that monster. I shouldn’t have invited him in. I shouldn’t have let it get so far.

Somehow, a small part of me doesn’t regret it at all. That part of me wants it to happen again.

What is wrong with me? That can’t happen again. No, it cannot.

It’s okay, though. So what? I made a stupid decision. I was drunk, not thinking straight.

Except that I wasn’t drunk. Maybe a little tipsy. My judgement was severely impaired for sure, but I knew what I was doing. I knew it was a bad idea; I knew I shouldn’t do it. I just didn’t care. I wanted what I wanted, and I got it.

This is ridiculous. I can’t get him out of my head. I really need to try harder. It was only sex. It didn’t mean anything. Not to him and not to me.

It's not like I know him well enough to have feelings. How could I ever have feelings for a vampire? Okay, fine, I have severe crushes on two fictional tv vampires. It's a little different with a real vampire killing real people right in front of me.

He’s a compete mystery, though, and I want to find out more about him, about the supernatural world, assuming there is one.

But still, it feels like there is something there. Between us. Some weird chemistry. It must be passion. And passion doesn’t make for good relationships; it makes for bad decisions. Last night: case and point.

Who cares, though? I’m young and am allowed to make a few bad decisions, right? I’m in college, where you’re supposed to be exploring your sexuality. I just happen to be exploring it with a vampire.

So, I already did it; it's done. Is there really a good reason to not do it anymore?

Yes, there are a million good reasons to not do it anymore. Beginning with the fact that he’s a vampire and a murderer who lets his victims' families just think they're missing.

Exasperated, I head downstairs to hang out with Allison.

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