That morning was unsual in the sense that Olivia felt a sudden urge for blood. She knew it was advisable to get out of the house before her urge becomes overwhelming. That, could lead to something she never wished to happen, which is to turn on her host. It we a scenario that troubles her mind all the time. She never wanted to experience that throughout her stay with Caleb and her mother.

It was around six o'clock in the morning when she left the cottage and proceeded in the direction of the woods, where she hoped to come across her favourite urge-quencher.

She had left without waking anyone. This,...