Half Angel

Instead, he said one of his relatives needed help and that I'd agreed to take care of his niece and nephew.

Cindy bought it and only asked a few questions.

Like how much was I paid, whether I had fun taking care of the kids, and most importantly, had I met any cute guys.

Mostly, she would show me her magic, even practicing on me sometimes.

One day I went to school with a pink streak in my hair, the next I had a red one. She also polished my nails using magic, which was cool.

I especially liked it when they were sparkling red. Thankfully, she was over Gabe. And she only asked about Christopher once.

She'd believed he and I ran off together and that I was pregnant. The woman had wild fantasies, but they weren't even close to the real drama in my life.

When I spent time alone with Gabe, we did a lot of kissing, and he let me drink his blood. We decided to hold off on going further physically.

At least until after my sixteenth birthday.

That seemed appropriate.