George's parting shot hung in the air like a dark cloud, and I felt the color drain from my face. Would Richard and Annie suspect I'd been pretending to have amnesia? I wondered, my heart pounding in my chest.
No, things weren't that bad yet. I still had a way to fix this.
Taking a deep breath, I mustered an innocent, wide - eyed look tinged with awkwardness as Richard and Annie turned their attention back to me.
"Ever since that witch, Sarah, warned me about vampires in this town, I... I started to piece things together," I said, my voice trembling slightly. "I figured out what you guys are, but I just didn't dare say anything. Richard's been so kind to me, and I didn't want our relationship to be complicated by... well, by what you are."
I shrugged helplessly, my eyes darting bet
