“I’m Tessa,” I said in return. “It’s lovely to meet you, Tessa.” She turned and left the area, leaving me staring after her. She seemed very pleasant, but having her do chores for me seemed odd. I wondered if she knew who she was working for, or rather, what she was working for. I shook my head at the thought and glanced at the clock. It was almost time for me to leave for school. I thought that Joseph would want to take me to school considering the whole purpose of my being here was so he could protect me. But it was also daytime, and I knew that the sunlight makes vampires ill. He also told me last night that he usually sleeps most of the day and not to disturb him. So, I quickly got dressed in my usual attire and grabbed my backpack from next to my bed. I called for an Uber to tak

