Royal Spirit

ember, it had been just me, my mom, and my sister, Kylie navigating through life. My dad had died when I was young, pretty much too young for me to really remember him, but my mom took it hard

portive mom, I would still miss her presence. I knew they were just a call away, but still, it just was not the same as having them

d off to each of the buildings. There were brick buildings of various sizes that must have been dorms. Along the sidewalk, there were benches and picnic tables for people to sit on to study or eat or whatever it was college students did in their free time. It sounds clich

ck-in and get my rooming assignment, I headed for that building. Luckily, I was late, meaning most other new students had already checked in and settle

o looked about my age, maybe a few years older than

la Jacobs." I said,

h dorm had its own list of residents. She highlighted my name and gasped excitedly. "Oh my gosh, no way! You're not only

ould always know what was going on and have a so-called "friend" that had already experienced her freshman year of college. It also meant I would be expected to follow the rules, which had never b

all times and please don't lose it. It's such a pain in the ass to get a new one, trust me, been there done that!" Emily laughed as she handed me the keys and a red and white card. "I only have to sit here for ten more minutes and w

I was so nervous about getting lost, but having a roommat

near the door. I walked over to the couch and sat down, relieved for a chance to catch my breath. It was soft and comfy, definitel

led Crimson University for a reason! Crimson-as in red-the color of blood, because, you know, vampires need to drink blood to survive. We don't go crazy and murder humans for their blood like the vampires in the books and movies. Humans willingly donate blood (and are paid handsomely to do so) to the vampire blood banks and that is how we get our blood. We a

I found myself getting more excited as we stepped outside and starte