Freyah.
I glanced around restlessly.
We were now in a temporary resting place. It was Gillian’s idea, to stay here for a few hours and recover from the exhaustion of our journey.
The place was beautiful.
Quiet. The air was fresh. Behind it lay a small grove, the ground beneath the trees was clean, as if nature itself had taken care of it.
That’s why I agreed.
But I couldn’t relax.
I stepped outside and headed to the back. I had something in mind, something I had long wanted to do whenever the chance came.
I wanted to transform.
Not as a queen… but as an ordinary vampire.
Free. Unrecognized. Unwatched.
A fleeting moment of a life not bound by responsibility.
I glanced around first. When I was certain no one was watching, I slowly closed my eyes.
Heat began to rise within my bo
