I tried listening to Sebastian's explanation, but I was too deep in my bleak thoughts, drowning in the gloomy atmosphere of it. Mentally retracing my steps, I wondered how I ended up here, in this foreign house, and thought it better than the home I grew up in. Granted, it was more exuberant, especially at night, but it couldn't compare to home.
Why had I even thought I could trust a vampire in the first place?!
I should never have returned here after Stephanie brought me back to my apartment. When I also began to realize how much mystery crowded around Sebastian, I should have taken that as my cue to stay away. I should have listened to Stephanie and never trusted a vampire.
Sebastian hadn't just lied to me, he'd manipulated and used me for his own good, and I had been stupid enough t
