Sophia
I just killed the vampire king.
It took a while before that realization sunk in. Suddenly, I felt overwhelmed and dizzy.
Rider must have noticed the change, because the second we locked eyes, he approached where I stood and put his hands on my shoulders.
“You alright, Soph? You look pale,” he asked, his voice laced with concern.
I didn’t respond right away. Instead, I stared into his dark eyes, wishing things could have been different between us.
I had suppressed my emotions over the past few days because of everything, and it was finally catching up with me. The dam inside my heart holding me together was threatening to crumble.
I hated myself for even considering giving everything up and trying to become who Rider wanted me to be, but the thought did cross my mind. Ca
