Cara TaleSmith

Esmerelda Rosewood spends 17 years running away from her nightmare home. Entering Sunset School marks a new start to her life, and she enjoys everything on campus except the weird class schedule.
The campus is divided into day school and night school. Esmerelda, who is assigned to night school, has to adapt to the late schedule and strange classmates. They always stare at her like lions staring at sheep.  
But Esmerelda doesn’t care about that. She meets a boy named Elijah in night school. He is like moonlight illuminating her dark life, and she enjoys every minute spent with him. 
One day, a new transfer student rushes into night school and strikes students there. Finally, Esmerelda discovers the unknown side of her classmates: elegant and gentle but also cruel, fierce, and bloodthirsty.
That includes Elijah.
What should Esmerelda do? Return back to a normal but peaceful life, or stay in the dark with Elijah? It is the most difficult choice Esmerelda has ever made.

The Only Girl at Night Academy  is created by Cara TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Only Girl at Night Academy

I stared in horror up at Richard as I processed his words. Punished?


Even more concerning than his threat, however, was a smell that wafted toward me right after he stood up. It was a smell that I hadn’t experienced often, but I couldn’t get the salty and almost rusty scent out of my mind.


My heart raced, my body tightening as if preparing itself to flee from the scene. Why was I smelling blood? I hadn’t encountered that odor since my stepfather beat me up the last time right before I ran away. 


This was different though. Somehow, the smell was even more potent.


I wondered why I would be smelling it there. It didn’t make any sense for there to be blood right now at my high school.


“You will be punished for going back on our deal,” Richard intoned loudly. 


I gasped. At that moment, small, dark shadows appeared behind Richard, rising menacingly. It took me a moment to figure out what they were.


Chapter 9: Grip of Iron