As we sat there, the last of the breakfast lingering between us and the cozy warmth of the apartment wrapping around us, I couldn't help but wonder what I'd just gotten myself into.
The vampire realm. It wasn't just the words themselves that sounded overwhelming it was everything they implied.
A world where vampires weren't just a secretive part of human life but a society, an entire existence that I hadn't even begun to understand.
Carmen must have seen the curiosity and maybe the growing panic in my eyes because she tilted her head slightly, giving me that lopsided smile that always made me feel just a little calmer.
"Alright, I can see your gears turning already," she said, leaning forward and resting her elbows on the table. "What do you want to know?"
I hesitated for a moment, unsure of where to even start. "I mean… what's it like? The vampire realm, I mean. Is it like… castles and cloaks and everyone talking in Old English?"