Nice Werewolves Don't Bite Vampires by Molly Harper

Author:Molly Harper [Harper, Molly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-64197-156-0
Publisher: NYLA

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“If your friends have been single for several centuries, consider what their relationship advice is really worth.”

—A Gentleman in Any Era: An Ancient Vampire’s Guide to Modern Relationships

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I didn’t know where I was running, only that I was moving away from the restaurant, from the window where my aunts could see me fleeing. I didn’t know if they could see me. I only knew I needed to be far, far away.

Alex—I wanted Alex. I I just wanted to be somewhere I felt safe, preferably with Alex, but I didn’t want to bother him with what seemed to be an emotional breakdown. Before I knew it, I was in the library parking lot, headed for a gap in the retaining wall on the far side of the building. There was a fountain hidden inside, a sort of walled-in garden that hadn’t been maintained in years. I remember Mrs. Stubblefield saying something about liability and kids with the fountain, and probably the rotting wood of the benches.

It was beyond overgrown, every flower bed gone to seed a long time ago and completely choked with weeds. The fountain, a bronze of the Alice in Wonderland characters, was covered in a thick patina that was more neglect than art. I could tell it used to be a pretty space. A little glassed-over picture posted on the entrance sign showed a little oasis of quiet, probably meant for mothers who needed a break while their kids were attending Story Time.

For now, I was content to just sit in the dark and try to figure out what the hell I was going to say to my family. I wanted to scream at them, tell them it was none of their damn business who I dated, and they needed to just back off. I wanted to tell them I was dating someone who made me happy. And some small, frightened part of me wanted to tell them I was sorry, that I was just angry and scared and Donnie and I clearly weren’t meant for one another anyway. And I was very ashamed of that small frightened part.

It was terrifying to me, how easy it was to just say I was sorry, how appealing it was to just fall in line and try to go along. It was so unfair, to have to fight this hard just to try to live with some damn dignity.

As if on cue, my phone buzzed in my backpack. It was a text from Mama. “Where are you? Lurlene said she looked inside the restaurant and Donnie was out with some other girl! Explain yourself, right now, young lady!”

I sighed and stuck my phone back in my bag. It was immature, but I just didn’t want to deal with it. I reached into my backpack for a packet of tissues, rubbing at my eyes. Suddenly the makeup my relatives had applied felt like it was suffocating my skin. I pulled the little papers away from my face and saw thick black smudged across them.

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