Previously published as 'He Asked Me a Question, I Answered with Truth' by Noct Moll.
Vampires: lustful, adventurous, cruel...
...not.
Meet Celeste: eternally jaded, hopelessly introspective, and more than anything else, lonely.
Celeste lived in solitude for well over a century—never a word about her true identity, never a hint about her bloodthirst to anyone.
A hundred freezing winters have come and gone. Flowers have bloomed and withered as many times.
Given the loneliness and the fatigue from hiding her true self, is it such a big surprise that she told the truth, for once, in response to an incredibly honest question?
But soon, the uncontrollable fallout from her simple, truthful answer unfolds.