Chapter 31: Ultimatum, Part 1

When the final bell rang to signal the end of the day, I shuffled to my locker. My books felt like they weighed ten tons, every muscle in my body screamed in agony, and my temples throbbed. All I wanted was a hot shower and my comfy bed. I opened my locker, shoved all my books inside, then stood there. I had Algebra homework that I really didn't want to do.

"So. . ."

I closed my locker and stared at Trent, who was leaning against his locker. His lips twitched, and then he smiled the same way he had the first day I'd met him. My arms fell to my sides, and I balled my hands into fists. My fingernails bit into my palms as I fought against every instinct in my body. I was not going to let his smile disarm me so completely. No matter how badly I wanted to ignore the fact that he was a vampire - a killer - I was not going to give in.

"I assume you have questions," he said.