Is this for real? I concentrated on clearing the sky of my thunderstorm to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. There was no way of knowing if there was an existence in the afterlife for vampires, so I wasn’t sure if this was real or if I was dead. The clouds cleared and I raised my head towards to the light and closed my eyes one more time taking deep breaths. This had to be what it was like after dying.
“Ava?” I opened my eyes and turned towards James. From the look on his face, I think it’s safe to say that I’m very much alive. He was standing in the shadows staring at me with wonder in his eyes. We smiled at each other then I saw him starting to fall; I ran to him and caught him in my arms before he hit the floor. I placed him gently on the bed then I pushed the bed a
