As Esme tucked into her bed for the night, she had a strange feeling that she was being watched, but she put it down to the fact she was in a new place and unfamiliar surroundings. Drifting off to sleep, her nightmares began as soon as her eyes closed. At first it was pitch black, a blurry shape forming in the distance, when suddenly, Lucinda's face sprang upon her, baring her fangs, her red eyes glowing. Esme shot up into a sitting position as she woke up abruptly, soaked in sweat, her heart racing ten to the dozen, but at least she wasn't screaming. Forgetting where she was, she half expected Colton to run into her room to comfort her and then it dawned on her that he wouldn't be coming. Feeling anguished, thinking about how she unexpectedly wished Colton was here, a faint noise from out
