Chapter 39

Oh man, I really miss having those to wear. They made moving around in them a breeze, and to tell you the truth, I look very good in them.

Being someone who, more accurately, acts as though they are normal may be incredibly exhausting. Why is it that I can't just revert back to being the cruel and straightforward Lucy Nevermore? My companion at the time, Lorcan, sang the song "Focus, Child!" by 1200. Lorcan barked as he pushed the window wide, allowing the sunlight to enter the room.

It scorched me while I was restrained to a chair with my back to the window. Lorcan was teaching me to be resilient in the face of suffering and to not give other people the power to break me in any manner through torture. It's been a few years since he first turned me on to this whole lethal vampire thing, and I feel like I'm getting better at it all the time.

I could feel the sun melting my skin and causing large blisters to appear on my face, but I managed to keep my composure and re