“Mm-hmmm.” “And then the vampires…” she laughed, producing a melodious sound that soothed my frayed nerves but I wanted to stay angry. “Have you ever met one? Back in Golden Moon, people say they look like humans and that it’ll be difficult to tell them apart. I was thinking they had something like how we have wolves.” “They’re not shapeshifters,” I said sullenly “And I’ve met a lot of them, fought off a lot too. They’re vicious and they drink blood.” “Wow!” she exclaimed. By this time we arrived at her dormitory parking lot. I put the car into park. “Goodnight,” I muttered without looking at her. She didn’t move to get out. Instead, she turned in her seat to face me directly. “Okay, what’s wrong? You’ve barely said two words to me since we left.” “Nothing’s wrong,” I replied, even t

