Chapter 12- Losing a part of her (Xandria)
“Xan! What are you doing here?” Her mother’s worried sound entered her ears. Xandria sat upright and shut the book immediately. Her head turned to see her mother who was eyeing Xandria and the book simultaneously. “Xandria?” Celestina asked again taking a step towards her.
“Nothing, mom. I was just looking for a book and stumbled upon this book,” Xandria tried to make an excuse but she knew it was going to take more than this to convince her mother. Xandria’s heartbeat is the faintest of all in the home after her parents as they were vampires; her brother’s heartbeat is very fast mimicking the movement of the wolf’s heart. “What is written here?” she tried to act oblivious. Celestina took the book and replied,
“It was like a guide to me whe
