Twice Bitten (New Moon #1)

by Belle Harper

When I walked into school this morning, I didn’t know what I was smelling. It was clean, sweet, and it drew me in like never before. I had walked toward it before I could stop myself. Then I saw her and knew this was what they were all talking about—her scent. Alexis Turner. I was all but frozen at the sight of her. She was beautiful, her hair a light golden brown that was up in a loose messy bun, little wisps of it falling around her amber eyes. I had never seen eyes like that in all my life. It might mean something, a hint at what she was, but what, I didn’t know. I held my breath, but I couldn’t help it, I wanted another hit of that sweetness. Her scent was strong, even through the glass doors. My fangs slid out, and my body hummed with the need to taste her. That had never happened before, and I was embarrassed that I didn’t have better control of myself. I quickly left to my office, where I took a shot of whisky and calmed myself. I had fed earlier, so I didn’t need to feed again, but this response to her scent was worrying. Shelly had never mentioned having this reaction to her, but come to think of it, if she affected all vamps like this, she wouldn’t be here right now. They would have taken her a long time ago. No, this was something that just affected me. And now she was walking into my class. I knew she would be in my world history class. I had seen her transcripts and altered them so she would be here. I had wanted to keep her safe, but I was sure I wasn’t prepa...