Isleen
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"Why don’t you go talk to my dad instead!" Kylo spat coldly.
Something was off with him and it made me worked up. But this... What could he mean?
Had he somehow found out about me and Gamma Rhett?
"W– what do you mean by that, Kylo?" I managed to muster up enough boldness to ask.
I blinked erratically as I watched Kylo’s face twitch even more. He yanked his arm away from my grip and was about to say something when Cullen walked in and held his shoulder.
It was discreet, but I was able to notice the subtle exchange between them. They knew something that they weren’t telling me and I had a feeling that I knew what it was.
Cullen the bastard! I’d trusted him. I’d confided in him and told him everything about me and Rhett, but it seemed he’d shared my secrets with Kylo.
That was the only rational explanation for why Kylo was acting this way. I had to figure something out... Fast.
However, Kylo walked away, almost bumping into me. In the process, the glass of liquor in his hand fell, shattering into several pieces on the floor.
The sound caused my heart to leap into my throat as Kylo groaned in frustration before leaving me alone with Cullen.
Was he even Cullen? Should I even still call him that?
If I’d had doubts before, this bastard wasn’t fooling me anymore. He was the vampire! It all made sense.
The dark presence that I’d sensed with my special ability the other day came again when he touched me, trying to comfort me. For some reason, my ability had become more potent and active, and it’d been a chore ignoring it whenever it sensed fey outside the house.
But now, I was able to use it to bypass Cullen’s—or rather the vampire’s, disguises and sense his vampire blood.
My heart dropped and my body shivered with uneasiness. Everything from the way he talked to the way he smiled at me was all eerily similar to the real Cullen’s mannerisms. He was a good actor, that was for sure.
During my conversation with him, I brought up Lupe’s murder to see his reaction. He seemed genuinely shocked and saddened, and if I didn’t know better now, then maybe I would’ve believed him.
But now? I had to get the heck away from him. I needed to call Rhett.
However, my eyes caught something on Cullen’s body just then. It was a dagger, strapped to his pants. Apart from the fact that it was silver, something else stood out about it. I’d seen it before!
Lupe... The day before she was murdered, she’d shown me the same dagger, telling me that she’d use it to keep the both of us safe in case the vampire that I’d sensed was to ever show up again.
The next morning, I’d rushed out to discuss with the principal of the school we were to both teach in before later going to meet Rhett.
Who would’ve known that the ’vampire’ she’d wanted to protect us from would be our friend in disguise?
"I have to go... Take a nap." I stuttered, trying my best to avoid his gaze.
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