Chapter 13

Both I and Jake looked at him surprised. Now, that was an unexpected turn of events.

"When I asked her about Annie and she told me she is dead, I kind of... snapped. To be fair, we never got along and I don't think anyone missed her really. I then simply buried her nearby - it was a bit easier than leaving her by the side of the road. People could have figured out she was killed by a vampire and I didn't want to start a vampire hunt. I thought it would be rather inconvenient for my family." He explained.

Snapped. Inconvenient. I thought I might need another ice cream or something. For a moment I was thinking if it was all worth it. I was not even sure what I would do with the crystal. Surely there must have been some other way to solve my problem.

"Is it a problem to access that place?" I asked cautiously. I felt a bit overwhelmed. I wanted to focus on each individual step to keep it manageable. I just hoped we didn't need to dig in the middle of somewhere.