It was either going to be my biggest mistake or the biggest step forward I would ever make. What did I do, you might ask? Well, that’s the thing. I shouldn’t have done it at all, but… I went to her. Drunk, desperate, and in denial. I didn’t know why, I just knew that I needed her and she needed me. Forgetting everything I was ever taught, I took full advantage of the fact that the guards were thinned out around the Vampire territory. Slipping into the manor, I narrowly avoided getting caught by the remaining guards who were keeping the place secure. Ruby hadn’t come to the celebration, choosing instead to remain in the quiet of the Valencia manor. Catching her scent, I followed it until I found her reading in the massive third floor library. She wasn’t alone. As a mother, she would nev

