Damon
Tonight at midnight on his birthday, Damon would have to leave and never see Renee again. His knees buckled as a vise squeezed his chest. What was he going to do without her? How could he stay away? Her laugh and mischievous eyes would haunt him. Even his breath seized in his throat, unable to move past the aching pain in his chest. He wanted to be as far from Renee as possible when the change that would turn him into a monster like Clive happened.
Gravel crunched under Damon's boots as he hustled to meet her for lunch. Today, he would spend every second he could with her despite the fact she agreed to fill-in for this late summer school class. She had given her notice to quit teaching, but the school begged her to stay through the winter holidays while they interviewed and found a
