My Luna is a vampire

m

no time gathering a team to head there. Calling it a settlement felt strange because it ha

a muttered as we walked t

racked. Grass peeked through the broken pavement, but even the gre

Muna said, wrinkling her nose as a rat darted from a

should have had survivors, people sa

d, nudging aside a pile of discard

feel abandoned, but I doubted e

there were also those who had

ng sound broke

tensed

lm as the front door of a

out, clutching a w

nd full of fear,

ward, lifting my hands in

r scent became clear

"Are you alone, sweethear

dn't a

d at me, the tighter

lip trembled as she po

new what I

orced my f

stale, heavy with a

niture, damp carpeting, and water-stained ceiling

the sti

came when life had

figures lay crumpled

closer. I di

was glaring. The little

heel and walked back outside,

sely, as if searching my face

but there was no one left to fight

thing rose sharp and f

murmuring, "Emma,

wly, unclench

gh enough. She didn't n

ned my expression and made

inally, a small gigg

it was something. A

ooked dull and tangled. Gently,

ow," I murmure

s gripped her ted

e whispered. "She said t

ast the lump

xactly as her

hadn't

't. And she would n

find out who did this. And

coming out of my mouth.

I needed

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ward the car. I helped the girl into t

t even before the attack," I

e can do about that now. But we

broken homes, the ghost

urmured. "The attack...

hink they were tryin

?" And why this po

ave enough

name," I muttered, glan

"She'll tell us when she's ready. Let's

, the terrain unforgivin

dozed off, her small f

position, my hand resting

ed but did

ght when the driver's voi

t's

p at the p

ours, was approaching

ond, I di

.. an electric

, heavy

bout this w

my lap made me glance down. She

ed inside me. If there was

her tablet. "Who else is su

said, my v

mpty and the timin

I caught a glimpse of the occ

es and one of them was

and I jerked my g

't loo

I

alone on

ever th

't here by