Laura’s POV
The second the door clicked, I stood beside it, listening with my vampire ears, blocking out every other sound except my stepfather’s.
“This must stop.” He cried. “This growing closeness with Sebastian.”
My face wrinkled in the most unattractive way and groaned, touching it. Sebastian was aging me for sure. Why did he have to be such an ass. I was more beautiful than Sophia, aka Sarah, lame. I hated her. Here, mother thought Sarah was ruining her plans to elevate our status, and the little hore stole the man I wanted to marry.
“Father, what are you talking about?”
“I have eyes. Everyone could see him defending you in the council meeting. Then you run off to find him.”
It was true then. Sebastian left because of the announcement of Sarah's marriage. That stung, and my fac
