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I didn’t kno to react to her, but I was so thankful that she was there I began to sob I was embarrassed at first, because I hated toin front of a beautiful wo like a baby My ean to cry with listened with tears, tears she shared with me, was forever etched in er, but that day, she chose to mourn with me, to join me in my sorrow She owned my heart since, but then she owned the heart of many irl like Anna She was one of a kind Aside fro a physical beauty not easily ood-hearted She always had a s a tune or dancing to the beat of her own druhter in a place that only knew sadness and tears

We should’ve known that it wouldn’t take long before she would catch the eye of one of the vampires in The Shade Felix He wooed her He didn’t abduct her or feed on her He wanted her light just asher with gifts, giving her special favors

I couldn’t bla for him None of us men at The Catacombs could match the way Felix relentlessly pursued her

Anna broke many hearts when she professed her love for Felix, and yet, ere happy for her We were happy for hiht that he was madly in love with her He had us all fooled After a year of keeping Anna in his penthouse, he returned her to her chaer her former self

She was insane and child-like, afraid of everything and everyone She was an eht Everyone knew upon seeing her that we lost her the moment Felix took her away from The Catacombs He broke her When I sahat happened to Anna, I lost all hope that goodness could still be found in The Shade

Then came Sofia Claremont, and the rest, as they say, was history

Chapter 13: Kyle

Brigitte was the hter She was kind, beautiful, sweet and down-to-earth I was in love with her, but then so was every bachelor in our town I had an advantage against all theh I was her best friend My father was her father’s bodyguard For this reason, our fae within thethe envy of all the other boys in school, because I always got to be around her We were such close friends, everyone thought that ere sweethearts We weren’t In fact, I had to endure being Brigitte’s confidante all throughout our days in school She toldabout the to her talk, so I bore the heaviness of heart her every story broughtschool and I stayed behind to be o through university We wrote letters to each other frequently Again, she toldmen she fancied and also those that fancied her I found h I was hurt on her behalf when she was heartbroken, I was also relieved I always believed that we belonged together

By the time she returned, she was a woman in full blooned the job to beco that pleased et to spend more time with her than anyone else However, I soon realized that it was cruel and unusual punishment, because I had to stand in the sidelines as she fell in love

I will never forget the night he broke her heart I wanted to kill hi her feel like trash I couldn’t iine how he couldn’t have seen how beautiful a person she was

She was so heartbroken; she was bed-ridden and sick for three days, so sick that I wasn’t even allowed to visit her After the end of the third day, she finally allowedbetter now?"

She shook her head "I don’t think ," she sobbed

I couldn’t help but notice how pale she looked as she gulped at the sight of ed on the bed closer to her "He’s not worth all these tears, Brigitte He doesn’t deserve you" I pulled her into my arms and whispered assurances in her ears

"Thank you, Kyle You’re such a great guy If only I could see you as more than just my best friend… If only I could fall in love with you…"

Her words were a stab in the heart My brain began reeling at what she was i to absorb what she just told me, when she threw me another shocker

"I’m sorry for what I’ alone in this"

I was about to ask her what shefor dear life that my voice wouldn’t break when I asked her Before the words could cos bite into itte turned me into a vampire so she wouldn’t ever be alone, so that she would always have me I loved her, but she did not deserve et killed by the hunters, a part ofthe hunters that night, I found The Shade I also found Anna, and once again foundend of an unrequited love<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>