Missing Book

Raelynn couldn't get Axel's question out of her mind. The way he had said it, with that teasing edge layered over something more serious, haunted her thoughts.

What if vampires exist?

His words played on repeat, like a broken record in her brain. She shook her head as she dove back home from the library, trying to focus on something else, anything else, but it was useless.

Her footsteps echoed faintly as she climbed the wide staircase of the mansion, her thoughts a tangled mess. By the time she reached her room, her frustration had grown. She hadn't borrowed a single book because she felt too guilty about the one she hadn't returned—Vampire: 10,001 Myths and Facts. She could feel the other librarian's judgment in her mind, even if no one had said a word.

"I just need to find it," she muttered to herself as she pushed open the door to her room.