CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

Late Night Talks

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Samantha

Just like that, the wind went out of my sails. Just like that, I realized that I didn't have a full understanding of what had happened.

Not really.

No, you're not." Dracul said, his voice nothing more than a whisper between us.

I searched for a chair and pulled it beneath me, sinking into it. My legs were shaking, and I was finding it

hard to breathe. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I couldn't believe what was happening.

"Why? I whispered, my voice cracking.

It didn't make sense. Dracul had called me here, just because he needed a virgin sacrifice, a...