I sat in my room, trying to work out what was going on. Had I made the wrong choice choosing Brax over the Spike? I knew that I loved Brax with all my heart, but why had having s*x with him left me empty inside when, before I left, it always had me feeling like I was on top of the world? Nothing was making sense to me any more. I went over to my bedside table, pulled out the bottle of pills from the top drawer and took two. I knew that I was doing it, and I didn't know what the side effects of vampire blood were, but it was the only thing that helped me quiet the pain inside me. I laid back on my bed once I had taken them, letting the feeling of peace wash over me once more. I lay there I told myself that I would cut down on them tomorrow and start to not rely on them. My bedroom door c

