Chapter 246: Cullen Is The Vampire
Isleen
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"Why don’t you go talk to my dad instead!" Kylo spat coldly.
Sothing was off with him and it made
worked up. But this... What could he an?
Had he sohow found out about
and Gamma Rhett?
"W– what do you an by that, Kylo?" I managed to muster up enough boldness to ask.
I blinked erratically as I watched Kylo’s face twitch even more. He yanked his arm away from my grip and was about to say sothing when Cullen walked in and held his shoulder.
It was discreet, but I was able to notice the subtle exchange between them. They knew sothing that they weren’t telling
and I had a feeling that I knew what it was.
Cullen the bastard! I’d trusted him. I’d confided in him and told him everything about
and Rhett, but it seed he’d shared my secrets with Kylo.
That was the only rational explanation for why Kylo was acting this way. I had to figure sothing out... Fast.
However, Kylo walked away, almost bumping into . In the process, the glass of liquor in his hand fell, shattering into several pieces on the floor.
The sound caused my heart to leap into my throat as Kylo groaned in frustration before leaving
alone with Cullen.
Was he even Cullen? Should I even still call him that?
If I’d had doubts before, this bastard wasn’t fooling
anymore. He was the vampire! It all made sense.
The dark presence that I’d sensed with my special ability the other day ca again when he touched , trying to comfort . For so reason, my ability had beco more potent and active, and it’d been a chore ignoring it whenever it sensed fey outside the house.
But now, I was able to use it to bypass Cullen’s—or rather the vampire’s, disguises and sense his vampire blood.
My heart dropped and my body shivered with uneasiness. Everything from the way he talked to the way he smiled at
was all eerily similar to the real Cullen’s mannerisms. He was a good actor, that was for sure.
During my conversation with him, I brought up Lupe’s murder to see his reaction. He seed genuinely shocked and saddened, and if I didn’t know better now, then maybe I would’ve believed him.
But now? I had to get the heck away from him. I needed to call Rhett.
However, my eyes caught sothing on Cullen’s body just then. It was a dagger, strapped to his pants. Apart from the fact that it was silver, sothing else stood out about it. I’d seen it before!
Lupe... The day before she was murdered, she’d shown
the sa dagger, telling
that she’d use it to keep the both of us safe in case the vampire that I’d sensed was to ever show up again.
The next morning, I’d rushed out to discuss with the principal of the school we were to both teach in before later going to et Rhett.
Who would’ve known that the ’vampire’ she’d wanted to protect us from would be our friend in disguise?
"I have to go... Take a nap." I stuttered, trying my best to avoid his gaze.
However, as I made to walk away, he grabbed my wrist, holding
back.
Shit! Had he found
out? Was he... Was he going to kill
like he did Lupe?
I wanted to scream but was too startled to, so instead. "C–Cullen? You’re hurting my arm." I stuttered, my lips quivering with fear.
I noticed his eyes flashing with a cold glint for a brief second. But eventually, he let
go with a smile. A smile that I now knew masked a sadistic killer underneath.
I darted out of the kitchen, bumping into him intentionally. I’d grabbed sothing from his body and hid it away just before I bumped into Kylo on the stairs.
His gaze lingered on
with a myriad of emotions in his eyes, but one that stood out was worry. He was still worried about . There was still hope for him but now wasn’t the ti.
I rushed to my room, closing the door behind
as I finally allowed myself to sigh with relief.
I quickly brought out my phone and dialed Rhett’s number, but there was no reply.
"Co on, please pick up," I muttered, praying ntally that he’d pick up.
After several failed attempts, I flung my phone on my bed and groaned out in frustration. It was then that I brought out what I’d stolen when I bumped into Cullen.
Lupe’s dagger.
The silver coating of the dagger’s blade glimred under the dim lighting of the room, and I couldn’t help wondering what atrocities the vampire had carried out with it.
Did Lupe even have the chance to use it before she was brutally murdered? Why did the bastard still keep the dagger with himself after killing her?
Well, I had a feeling that all that would be answered soon. This dagger was more than enough evidence that Cullen was the vampire. I just needed to get it to Aceco.
Just then, my phone rang, and I hurriedly picked it up. It was Rhett.
"Isleen? Are you okay?" He queried with a worried tone. "I’m sorry I couldn’t pick up your calls earlier, I... I just took an excuse from a really urgent eting."
I nodded my understanding, even though he couldn’t see . I got up from the bed, making my way to the window. I’d heard Kylo opening the living room door and watched as he walked away into the evening.
"Isleen, are you there?" Rhett’s voice sounded again from the other end, snapping
out of my thoughts.
They were all over the place as it stands.
"Yeah, sorry. It’s just that... I found sothing." I whispered into the phone, scared that ’Cullen’ would hear our conversation from downstairs. "I don’t have much ti to explain, but I think I have an item here that fits the criteria Aceco brought up two weeks ago. An item that both Cullen and Lupe have interacted with."
There was silence at the other end, causing
to get tense. Damn it Rhett, now’s not the ti for dramatic pauses.
Just then, I heard a click on the living room door and rushed to have a glance at what was happening downstairs. ’Cullen’ had just stepped out, his movents looking suspicious as he glanced around.
I covered the curtains, my heart rate only increasing as I struggled to breathe.
"Can you co over to the Alpha’s house?" Rhett suddenly asked.
After managing to control my breathing, I muttered a reply. "Yes. If we’d had doubts before, I think they all end tonight. Cullen IS the vampire."
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