Chapter 4

Lucien gazed at me for a long time and said in a gentle voice, "You'll come looking for me, Sylvia. When lies and betrayal leave you with nowhere else to run, my promise will always be waiting for you. Remember that."

He melted back into the shadows and disappeared without a trace as quietly as he had arrived.

I lay back on the bed, staring out at the night sky. My mind was all over the place.

The cheerful sounds from the next room kept coming, but the smell of blood wafting over also made me frown. They took it…