Big thanks to everyone who read Chapter One!
Madeleine loved the feel of her sheets beneath her naked body, how they cooled her as she slid beneath the quilt. When she had first been turned, she’d pretended that she was still human, that her quiet moment in this bed was waking, not one step away from slumber. But the sun outside the double thickness of her blackout curtains, made the thought of waking slip away to sleeping.
Two weeks since the bonfire, she could still smell ash on her skin. His voice had faded to a dull whisper, a buzzing white noise, no longer the steady stream of screams that had haunted her dreams. Good riddance.
She turned on her side and poked at the keys on her laptop. Over the years, she’d found technology intriguing and more than a little useful. It kept her connected to the world and gave access to an assortment of services that once had required minions and Renfields. Now her basic necessities could be delivered to the doorstep of this humble abode, and she could talk to humans without wondering if her fangs were showing or eyes gone black. Or if she should eat them.
Ah, the internet! Saving one human at a time.
And because it’s Monday, I thought I’d share something good to get your week off to a good start: