MATTEO
It had to end, with no hopes of resurrection.
The madness that came with these urges to feed on Xenia’s blood had to end once and for all. I had no idea what had triggered it, but I was done fishing for anything other than a permanent solution.
I mean, the amount of guilt and shame I’d felt when Xenia turned me down and threatened to tattle to Thekla was more than enough motivation. If she could boldly reject me and prioritize Thekla’s trust when she was just a recent friend, I had to do the same as soon as possible since I’d known and loved Thekla almost all my life.
My eyes darted to the blue pill that had been staring at me for almost an hour, and I considered taking it despite knowing that it might not work.
I dragged in a deep breath, clueless as to whether I should just s
