CASSANDRA’S POV
“Hello, heiress. I spent all night searching for you. I didn’t expect to find you here.”
My heartbeat erupts in my chest, pounding like a war drum. That voice—low, menacing, familiar. I know it all too well.
I slowly turn my head, my eyes fluttering open, and there he is...
The massive vampire, standing right in front of me.
He wears a cloak, something I hadn’t anticipated. In my arrogance, I thought the sun would keep him hidden, but I never considered that he would be bold enough to cloak himself and step out into the daylight.
“Y-you... don’t come near me!” Panic floods my veins, forcing me to stand. The terror hits me like a wave, dragging me back to when I was a helpless child—weak, vulnerable, completely powerless.
“Why not? I’m a friend, aren’t I? I’m a vampir
