I was all alone. It was only human to get fearful in a situation like this. That bastard vampire took the love of my life and threatened both our lives. There was no way—no way on earth—that I could've remained completely confident. But I had to try. It was a hard decision to make, but I did actually reach out for help. But, unfortunately, I haven't gotten a response yet, so I had to proceed with the assumption that I was doing this alone. And so, I had to do this for myself. Of course, I had to go home, or the entire country would be on lockdown once my mother realized that I had gone missing. So, as much as I didn't want to, I returned home that night after I left Drew's house. I twisted and turned all night. It was the first in a long while since I slept alone, and adding to the tra

