*Nathaniel*
The kiss we share is, for the moment, the perfect release of tension we needed. I want to talk to Claire a little more about her hesitation. I want to reassure her that there is no way I would force her into my kind of life and that she should not allow anyone else to influence her either.
Then, a loud chime breaks the silence like the sound of shattering glass.
I sense Claire jump as my phone suddenly begins blaring with my ringtone. Taking a moment to give Claire a reassuring look, I glance down at the caller I.D. just as Claire does, and, to my surprise, I see a name I haven't seen in years.
Amber.
Amber is the daughter of some of my human friends whom I made years and years ago. I was there for most of Amber's childhood, watching her grow up while I assisted her pa
