Chapter 136

Ethan

I left and went to the hospital, feeling distraught. I want to see Dad and make sure that he is fine. Silas bit him, and I am worried that it will affect him negatively. Yes, Dad was on the brink of death; maybe he was already gone by that time. But I still couldn’t accept the fact that it was a vampire who would help bring him back to life. What would he become? A hybrid? Will Dad want that too?

The weight of Mommy C's revelation settled heavily on my shoulders, intertwining with the memories of my mother's demise at the hands of vampires. The wounds that had scarred my heart reopened, raw and pulsating with the pain of loss. Silas, the vampire who now stood as an ally, embodied a paradox that strained against the boundaries of my understanding.

As the words lingered in the air, I grappled with conflicting emotions. Acceptance warred with apprehension and the fragile truce I'd formed within myself threatened to unravel. Chassy's assertion ab