Chapter XIII part iii - Vampire Confessions & Intrusive Late Night Thoughts
Three Minutes After The Bell
Axel
“So,” Val began, her tone light. “Is there anything I should know about?”
I shrugged my shoulders and remained silent, hoping to feign ignorance. Please don’t invoke the oath, please don’t invoke the oath--
Val sighed. “C’mon, Ax. I’m not an i***t. Cari and her friends avoided making eye contact with me for the entire homeroom period. Don’t make me invoke our blood oath. Talk, now.”
As she spoke the last word, I could feel the power of our bond tightening around my chest. It felt as if I were being bound by thick iron chains, each odd oval pressing deep into my skin. My lips parted as I gasped for air.
“C-C-C-C-Cari’s throwing a party tomorrow night while you and Clarence ar
