Riley's ~~~

Cold water splashes across my face and I jolt awake with a sharp gasp, my body jerking forward as the shock hits me all at once. The drops slide down my cheeks, drip from my chin, soak into the thin fabric clinging to my body. My head pounds hard, my vision blurring as I shake it, trying to clear the fog wrapping around my thoughts.

I blink once.

Twice.

And then I see him.

The Blood Tither.

He stands a few steps away from me, arms crossed, watching me like I am something interesting instead of something human. Somehow he looks even more striking than before, his presence...