Chapter 38

Point of view from Lucy

I was in the city in just five minutes, but I had no idea what to expect when I got there. Leon disabused me of the delusion that I was capable of undergoing personal development and becoming a better version of myself.

I am a monstrous being. It is too late for me to do anything.

My head immediately jerked to the left when the wind picked up the smell of blood.

I made a hasty dash in the direction of the odor, and there I discovered a female vampire hunched over a teenage lad. It was obvious that he was consuming his own blood. I was beginning to feel the effects of my hunger.

My fangs were in excruciating pain, and the veins directly below my eyes were pulsating in response to the pressure. I require... I require...

I didn't give the vampire a second's thought before I attacked him. I grabbed her by the long, dark hair on her head, and then I grabbed her by the shoulder, which caused her arms to split out and provide