Category: Horror

Chapter 45Nico’s POV My first day of not having to do anything has gone well so far. For the first time in a while I felt stress-free and relaxed. I leaned further back against the headboard, stretching out my back. It was refreshing. Hopefully I’ll never have to be the one in charge of that

Chapter 44Nico’s POV: The halls of the castle were silent and empty, as they should be at this time of the night. That dreaded meeting went on way too long as they usually did, leaving me tired and in a bad mood. Luckily it was the last one for a while, finally giving me the

Chapter 43Khloe’s POV: I sat at Nico’s desk, pencil in hand as I sketched… nothing in particular… Nico was gone. Today was his last busy day before he got a long break from work, and today was a very busy day for him apparently. He had left soon after breakfast and he had said that

Chapter 42Khloe’s POV: I let out a sigh of relief as we entered back into Nico’s room. The rest of the blood collection went by quickly and luckily without any other sort of incident. Although Nico had been quieter than usual ever since the incident with Samuel happened. I wasn’t really too sure why, but

Chapter 41 Nico’s POV: The middle aged vendor sent me occasional glances as Khloe looked through the assortment of pastries through the glass case. I just stood silently by the cash register, waiting for her to decide what she wanted. I had planned on visiting the pharmacy after this to restock on certain items once

Chapter 40 — Khloe’s POV The blood collection was slowly coming to an end, yet it felt like it couldn’t finish fast enough. I don’t remember it ever taking this long. Then again, I’d never had to stay for the entire process. I held my arms against my stomach as it grumbled in hunger. Although

Chapter 39 — Khloe’s POV I looked out at the long line of people in the city who were old enough and healthy enough to give their blood. Whether they were willing or not wasn’t really their choice. If it were, I doubted anyone would be here. This collection wasn’t like a typical blood donation,

Chapter 38 — Khloe’s POV When I woke up, only two things first registered in my mind: it was too early for me to be awake, and Nico was moving to get out of bed. Apparently, part of my brain decided the latter wasn’t okay, quickly wrapping my arms around his as the reasonable part

Chapter 37 — Khloe’s POV “It’s snowing,” I said quietly, eyes widening as I stared out the window. I watched the small white flakes fall gently as the sun set behind the mountains, mindlessly setting down my sketchbook and sitting up on my knees. It had been so long since I’d seen this sight; I

Chapter 36 — Khloe’s POV There was a noticeable lack of pets at the dinner table. I tried not to think about it too much until I finished my food. Nico had told me I needed to eat to help me recover faster, so I hurried through my meal before the reality of what happened