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 was still debating how to respond when Abner suddenly chuckled lightly, putting up a hand in a placating gesture. “I’m just joking around a little bit,” he said carefully. “You don’t have to tell me anything that you’re not comfortable with telling me.”


He was trying to comfort, me but I couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty anyway. What he was asking would have been so casual under normal circumstances. Any other student from a normal school would have been able to talk about their student life with no issue.


It just emphasized in my mind how bizarre my situation was.


A huge part of me was extremely tempted to tell Abner everything I had seen and heard so far while attending the night school, but another part of me was holding back. It was against school regulations to discuss what went on in the school. 


“Thank you,” I said gratefully. “I appreciate you being understanding about it. I’m actually fairly new here as well, so breaking the rules does make me hesitate.”


Chapter 16: The Only Reason