(Juriel)
The sun cast its reluctant light through the towering trees lining the path to school. I got out of my car and I began to walk, feeling the familiar weight of my backpack against my shoulders, but it was a different kind of weight today. Eyes flicked toward me as I crossed the school grounds, whispers brushing against my eardrums like the rustling of leaves.
"How is she alive after that accident?" I heard a human asked.
"I don't know, but she looks amazing", another human said.
"She was turned into a vampire. I can smell it" a werewolf growled. My senses, sharper now than I ever thought possible, drank in every sound, every scent. It was a stark contrast to the castle where I had found solace. There, with Malik, my mate, I had begun to embrace this new existence. The sprawlin
