Chapter 0128
“What happened to you after you became a feeder?”
Miss Willow pulls away from me, physically and emotionally. “I’ve upset you enough. We shouldn’t talk more about this.”
“I want to know,” I plead, “What happened to you when you came to this castle?”
She goes quiet, her eyes closing. I wait as she breathes in and out. Eventually, her pale blue eyes open, and she won’t look at me as she continues with the story.
“Witches don’t last long as feeders. Vampires often drained them dry if nobody stopped them. It was more common for vampires to go straight to the dungeon and take what they wanted at the time with no regulation. It was a nightmarish existence that could only be escaped through death. Since witches and humans could be turned, we had to be bled into a cup, but sometimes vampires would cut too deep and bleed us too much without thinking.”
She’s looking down at the oak table, her expression blank like she’s just trying to get the words out.
“There was a vampire that fed on me the most. He was young, and he couldn’t control himself yet when he fed,” she says. “One time, he bled me too much. I should have died, but instead, I woke up, and I was… different. I’d become a vampire. I assume he must have bitten me when I passed out.”
I take in the story. Miss Willow is quiet. She covers her mouth with a hand and looks upset. I want to hug her and make her feel better.
“Did that young vampire do it on purpose?” I ask. “Maybe he wanted to save you?”
She snorts, shaking her head. “It was an accident. He never cared about me. He never even looked at me again after he turned me. It was as if I never existed at all to him.”
I frown. “That’s not nice.”
“No, It’s not nice.”
“What happened to him?”
“He continued living his life. We didn’t cross paths much after that,” she describes. “Once I became a vampire, I was no longer useful as a feeder, so I was released from the dungeon. I couldn’t do anything about what I had become, so I worked at the castle. I was a maid, a cook in the kitchens, fotso f things. My only reprieve was the library. The old librarian was kind and would lend me books that I would read
when I had free time.”
“How did you become a librarian?”
“The old librarian unfortunately died. He did something King Michael didn’t like, and he was killed. It happened a lot back then, actually. They made me the new librarian since I was the servant that spent the st time here and knew how the place worked. And like it here because most people avoid this place.”
“Aside from me, of course.”
Miss Willow smiles warmly. “Aside from an ever curious little wolf girl.”
I get up from my seat so I can move closer to Miss Willow and hug her. “I’m sorry all that happened to
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you, but I’m glad you’re here. You’re the nicest vampire I’ve ever met.”
“You’re the nicest wolf I’ve ever met,” she tells me. “I’m glad I got to meet you, too.”
“Are we friends?”
“We can be.”
“Can I call you Willow?”
“Of course, you may.” She gets to her feet and holds my hand to lead me to a nearby bookshelf. “That’s enough sad stories for today. How about we find you a happier tale to read?”
I smile as Willow starts to pull out books from shelves and tell me about each one. I’m glad I have a
friend in the castle. Emory can’t always be with me because she’s busy as the Alpha, and I understand that. The castle is too big to not have a friend. It’s too cold and lonely.
