Page 146 of The Vampire's Storm

They’d put her in a hotel room in NYC after she’d done the media interview outside BioZen, and dozens of people had been in to speak to her.

Over and over, she’d told them what she knew and who she’d been working for.

She told them everything except about the serum.

Well, that and what she assumed was teleportation.

Brooklyn didn’t want vampires to be hurt either, but she couldn’t stand by while they hurt innocent human beings.

To the Moretti’s, a royal family member was worth more than any other. She disagreed. Even world leaders were replaceable. No life was worth more.

Ever.

She had a strong sense of justice, so couldn’t in all conscience sit back and let them just die.

She’d let Brad die.

She wouldn’t do it again.

And while she was grieving whatever it was that she and Logan had, the truth had always been that he would reject her as soon as he knew she’d killed her brother.

So would her parents.

Except now she could look at herself in the mirror.

How many people had she saved by speaking out? Millions. Possibly billions.

At the cost of her heart.

But by saving her soul.

The feds had taken her phone away and given her a new device and number. Fortunately, she had an excellent memory.

So she’d message Logan.

A moment of weakness.

His silence said it all, and she’d expected nothing less. But she was sorry.

Very.

Brooklyn walked to the window and sipped her coffee as she stared at the NYC skyline. Logan would hate her. She’d done the worst possible thing in his mind.

My job is to keep you alive.

Millions of people around the world, including humans and vampires, were calling on her death. Some called her a hero. Others, a traitor.

Even humans were saying that.

TikTok scared her. There was a whole #vamptok section here people were coordinating packs to hunt vampires and put them in zoos.

One billionaire was offering huge sums of money for vampires to work in his security team.

It was the good, the bad, and the ugly of humanity.

Logan had been right.

As the TV in the background broadcast the protests going on outside the White House and important landmarks around the world, Brooklyn nursed her mug against her chest and wished she could turn back time.

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