Chapter 159 - Seeing Him

She drew in a shaky breath, deciding to take another look around to make sure that no one was hiding out in her apartment.

She didn't know why someone was snooping around.

She didn't have anything in her apartment that had something to do with Elias or that she knew about vampires. Her place was clean.

She sat on the edge of her bed, unsure of what to do. She couldn't call the police because they would just say that they would keep an eye out for anyone suspicious.

Nothing had been stolen, so she couldn't report that.

She didn't want to tell Elias. She was on her own with this, and she didn't even want to be here right now.

She felt freaked out in her own place! No place was safe anymore, which made her sad. She didn't want to live in fear all the time.

She wanted to enjoy her life and feel safe in her own place. Why did these things have to happen?

She grabbed her phone and texted some of her friends from the hospital, asking if they wanted to go out tonight.

She didn't want to be here, especially at night. What if who came snooping around came back? She couldn't fight against a vampire!

Let's drink!

I'm down!

There's a new wine bar we should visit!

Alyssa breathed out a sigh of relief when she saw that her friends were willing to hang out tonight.

She could get out of here and get her mind taken off all this craziness and danger.

Her life had been turned upside down all over again, and all she could do was deal with it. Alcohol would certainly help with that.

"Hey, you okay? You look like you just saw a ghost," Eva asked her as she placed Alyssa's drink in front of her.

Alyssa didn't see a ghost, but she might've seen a vampire. It still sent her reeling a little that vampires existed.

She couldn't believe they just existed alongside humans. Why did she have to get caught up with some bad ones?

"I'm okay," Alyssa said. Her voice came out weak, but she forced a smile onto her face. She looked down into her rum punch warily, wondering if another drink was a good idea or not. She didn't want to be too drunk for a fight if it came to one.

"Drink up! We're having fun tonight!" Eva said before taking a huge sip of her drink. She swayed her hips to the new song that started playing.

Even with the dim lighting of the club, Alyssa could tell that her face was flushed from the alcohol.

"Pace yourself," Alyssa warned her. She didn't want to have to drag anyone out of here. She already had to watch her own back, and that might not even be enough to protect herself from Scott if he was lurking around here. She didn't understand what his problem with her was.

"I'm going back out there!" Eva said before disappearing back into the crowd on the dance floor.

Alyssa parted her lips to protest because she didn't want to be alone, but Eva was already gone.

She looked around warily before grabbing her phone. She went to Elias' contact and had her finger poised over the call button. She paused, shaking her head at herself.

She couldn't call him just because she didn't want to be alone. She had to somehow face this herself, but she didn't know how.

She couldn't fight actual vampires! She wasn't trained for this. She was trained to save lives, not look out for her own 24/7.

She clicked to their messages, reading a few from him that he sent that she hadn't replied to. She left things pretty cold and hard last time that they talked.

Maybe he deserved it. Maybe he didn't. Things weren't clear to her now because she was upset at him for throwing her life off track. Then again, he wasn't the one attacking her.

A part of her wanted to talk to him and clear the air.

She didn't like being upset with anyone. It wore down on her, and it was hard for her to stop thinking about.

Plus, with everything going on, he could be a good friend to have right now in case she needed help.

But what if she turned her back on him? Maybe all of this strangeness would go away.

But the future was unknown. No one had given her a schedule of the possible break-ins or murder attempts that were coming up for her.

All that she could do was try to brace herself for the next moment of danger, which could be lurking around any corner.