Orion
The second I saw her, the world just stopped.
Everything else faded. Like someone hit the mute button on reality.
She looked straight at me. Eyes wide, almond-shaped, and glowing.
Not just red. Burning.
Then they flickered back to amber, just like that.
Was I seeing things?
My brain scrambled, trying to match this small girl on the floor with the vampire from last night.
Coffee was soaking through both our clothes, but I couldn't care less.
My thoughts were a total mess.
She moved, and it was like someone slapped the world back into motion.
I dropped to help her up, pure instinct.
But before I could touch her, she smacked my hand away.
I pulled back, startled.
"Watch it, moron," she snapped, voice low and raspy like smoke.
That sound. It
