up, I took stock of myself

elegant. My midnight black hair was let to cascade down my shoulders in dark waves, and my makeup

ooked like some vampire male's daydream

ke it-- I lived in one until I couldn't tell

I told Eunice, comi

I took it to mean she was still mad

me do your ha

th a short, "I

your makeup

don

sound light. "Come on, Euni. You seriously can

illed the cramped room. "Mad? I'm not mad at y

me the cold shoulder? You

no!" she b

y tone wa

or speaking your mind, I'm mad a

ay I..

istrustful, cynical, jaded. Pessimistic. Yo

y people I hope you don

if

te you for being the most s

yellow. "Stupid?!

u don't eve

her d

s. He's cursed, Euni! A rut

or moments, before she straightened and gave

smile that didn't quite reach my eyes her way. In a measured tone, I said, "Can we, just, n

bit, then after a whi

t length before Eunice's old Volk

to?" I asked, lookin

I should think, with all the preparations for the Festival of Lan

mortals club ins

s hesitantly for a

other things we could be in danger of being ca

and then they experimented on them in their labs for weaknesses. A shiver ran down m

e labs, but something told me it was worse t

rth to

ps. I turned wide e

re you space out and look li

a grip of myself, I asked, "Wh

mething about how there might be a teeny, ti

ehind my ear. I did this whenever I got ne

ea

were spotted at a bar in Newhalen last year. So, I'm p

think

onwards, "go get your boyfrien

ht. An

ha

," she said

a little to the right, you'd see the huge barriers. It was lined with large, burly werewolf warriors. Men carrying ammunition paced back and

tried running away from the pack. I didn't get far though. I'd been brought

g the boot, I got i

o him my whereabouts. Didn't want his little secret getting out of the bag... Or pack-house. I snorted, t

ay from the thought

gged by before Eunice's face came into view above

ed to throw up. "Euurrgghh. I'd told you to g

positioned her middle finger in f

serious. "You sure you'll

rting to beat at a dangerous rate. I

d to close the boot slowly. I was

ries came cr