Chapter 17. More Vampires

Alexander sat beneath a tree since it was the daytime. He motioned for Becca to sit next to him. When she didn’t move an inch, he said, “Let’s sit and hear your childhood story, shall we?”

She gave a curt smile and made her way to sit next to him. She sat and looked up at the bright sky. “I didn’t have a happy childhood; rather it was a pretty rough one.” She started saying, “My mom died while giving birth to me. Since then, Dad has been raising me on his own and he is the only family I have left, which is why I obey him all the time. I can’t lose the only family I have.”

“No wonder why you don’t ever argue with him,” he mumbled. 

She failed to understand what he meant, so she continued, “Dad never talks to me properly. He always says hurtful things to me. For him, I could never make proper friends.”

“Is that why you were eager to be friends with me and Lucas?” questioned Alexander.

She nodded and said softly, “Yes. I am sorry for forcing you into