Chapter 4

I didn't struggle.

I even arched my neck slightly, my blood burning even hotter inside me.

Victor shuddered, and in the next instant, he turned into a swirl of black mist and vanished into the night.

*****

For the next few days, I didn't see Victor at all, like that night was nothing but a dream.

But the blood inside me kept burning, growing fiercer, like it was setting my bones on fire.

One night, I drove home and got out of my car as usual.

One by one, the garage lights snapped off. Footsteps echoed from every direction.

Seven…