Slaying the Vampire Conqueror

by Carissa Broadbent

“You’re lucky,” he said, “that I have a soft spot for caged birds.”

Do you have room in your heart for another dark story?”

But I was tired of fighting. I was ready to win.

I’m sorry for the ways I failed you. I forgive you for the ways you failed me. Maybe in the next life, it can be different. But if not, what I feel in this one remains the same. I love you.

It’s worth it. The fight will always be worth it.