~ TESS ~

Despite everything, I can’t deny the fear curling inside me. The unknown is a beast I haven’t yet made peace with. Any warmth I’d built up in the bath evaporates under the sudden ice of uncertainty.

Lyra survived her first shift. I can survive mine too... right? Plenty of people have been bitten and lived to tell the tale. But that doesn’t mean the pain won’t come. The next time I get a quiet moment with her, I’ll ask. I need to know what to ...