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LAVINIA
Never in a million years would I have thought I would turn into a vampire. Ever since Killian turned me, everything felt intense, loud, bright, and my stomach had stopped hurting.
I could hear our footsteps crunching the hard ground underneath our feet, the brush of our clothes as we walked, the soft and warm wind blowing against us. I could feel how hot it was, how this land was dry and dead.
I also felt the hunger deep in my core. Whenever it struck me, I felt my fangs extending and the skin around my eyes tightening as the black lines appeared. I had tasted Killian’s blood—it was what brought me back to life—and as much as it appealed to me right now, I knew that warm blood from a deer would be the most delicious thing I had ever tasted.
Before, the thought of being a va
