Ouch! My Vampire Doms Keep Biting Me (My Vampire Doms #1)

by Calista Jayne

I pull into the parking lot behind my friend Clarissa’s apartment complex, breathing hard. My arm throbs where Dale grabbed it. Every turn of my steering wheel makes it ache more. After maneuvering into a spot, I rest my hand on my lap, breathing hard. Do I risk staying with Clarissa tonight? She’s my best friend—my only friend. Dale will probably guess that I’m here, so I can’t stay. But maybe one night would be safe, just long enough to gather my thoughts and make a plan. The other option is a hotel. But that’s expensive. Think, Autumn. I need money. Shelter. Food. Clarissa could give me food and shelter. Maybe even a couple hundred dollars if she has it on her, or she could run to the ATM for me. I check my own wallet and find it empty of cash; I always use a card. I need a plan. A real plan. But I don’t have time to make one. What do I do? Hunker the fuck down so I have time to think? Or try to think on the run? The indecision is crippling. That’s it. I have to take some action. I’ve always been good at hiding. I’ll hide out with Clarissa for a little while, then figure out next steps. Including a plan for exposing what Dale did. People need to know. But justice can never happen if he catches up with me. He’ll kill me, too. I imagine my mother in the seat next to me. “Run, sweetheart,” she says. “I don’t need justice—I just need you to live. Run and hide. Find somewhere safe.” Is that true, or is that just what I want her to say? It’s all coming from my own brain, anyw...