Moonlight

Chapter Nine - Nights

I was crossed-legged, seated on the roof of the cabin while snacking a portion of raw meat. Not exactly enjoying my food when still being aware of the disturbing apprehension which the peeping tom planted last night in me.

This lands were not my own. Not my clan's or any clan for the matter.

There was a deep-seeded awareness over this, which had me anxious on my future near this pack. Near the wolves and their hostile gaze on me.

I knew, I knew of how much this place and it's people would help my siblings, yet there was a inner fight in me. This territory, nor its people felt welcoming or safe.

It unnerved me.

It was all the fault of the stupid figure from last night.

Or maybe the knowledge of it not being the safe comfort of my home and my land had me feeling insecure. Had this ...fears.

A self-mocking chuckle left me. It was hypocritical to had sooth the twins worries, had made them look like nothing, when even I was not free from them.

Sigh.

My thoughts still winding through me, I pulled out my phone from the jeans back pockets. Looking at it for a moment before following my desire for some familiarity.

The phone rang for too long I started realizing the signal might not be the best here, that the attempt had been futile.

But then it connected.

"Laura, princess, what's wrong?", the concerned voice from my dad was heard, yet I couldn't help but smile at it.

"Nothing's wrong, dad", I affirmed and after confirming the time on my phone, I said, "Morning."

"Morning, princess. What are you doing calling so early in the morning?"

My brows knitted at that, "Isn't it two in the afternoon over there?" Had I called too early? Was he busy with work? "Did I interrupt you?"

"No, not at all. You called just in time with my break. But isn't it like two a.m. where you are?"

2:47 am to be precise. "Well, yes."

"Can't sleep?"

"I don't need to sleep, dad." No vampire needed it. We'd only do it out of boredom. To speed the time while unconscious, something that can't even be enjoyed when we don't dream. It's just closing your eyes, -pitch darkness-, and opening them back up to some hours later.

"Yet you like to." There was some mirth in his voice.

I couldn't argue with what he said.

Who wouldn't like sleeping when staying in a comfortable mattress doing nothing is bliss. Specially when it saves me from waiting hours doing nothing until the people that do sleep get back up.

"What's wrong, princess?", he asked again, knowing damn well I would be sleeping unless something was bothering me.

Which it is.

"Well..." My thirst has gone mad since leaving home. To the point of desiring to bite a human in broad daylight.

"I don't know-", -how to take proper care of my siblings mental health.

"I'm just-", -worried someone's wondering around the cabin and I have no knowledge of who he is or what he is or what he wants. Or if it's even a he?

Sigh.

...like hell I could tell him that.

Dad will get worried if it has been just a night after arriving and things are going bad.