Bethany took her boots off and slipped quietly into the room. Clarissa was sleeping quietly and the candles had burned down to sputtering stubs. Bethany tiptoed around, blowing them out. So far only three of the beds appeared to be claimed. She wondered who the other girl was. The moonlight was streaming in the window like a glowing path to the moon. Her sire had called it a fairy path and then would smack his lips.<br/><br/>"The fae's blood is better than any you have ever tasted," he would say, settling back as if to tell stories all night.<br/><br/>When Bethany had been  young, she was fascinated by such lore, however, she knew there were few if any fairies left. She grinned, thinking about that conversation,<br/><br/>"You are a greedy old vampire," she had spouted cheekily, "you ate them all and left none for the young."<br/><br/>His eyes had glittered and his fangs grew long as he thoughtfully stared at her.<br/><br/>"Maybe I should have just drained you and left you a lifeless corpse. Remind me why I didn't"<br/><br/>She had just chuckled at him,<br/><br/>"Because I'm adorable and super cute," she had answered.<br/><br/>But the last time that topic had arisen, he had said,<br/><br/>"You need to go to school. I don't have time to deal with your education so I have arranged for you to attend boarding school."<br/><br/>Bethany had frowned. She hated to admit that he had spoiled her quite well.<br/><br/>"I shall drain all the teachers. I will slaughter all the innocent students. I might even become a sire." she had hissed back, eyes narrow slits.<br/><br/>"Enough!" he had bellowed. and that was the end of it. so here she was.<br/><br/>Much to her dismay, she decided she liked this place but she planned to stay well away from Creede. That dummy, she thought irritably, who didn't have at least two names?  She dug through her backpack and pulled out a Kindle. She guessed she would read for a while. Looking around, hoping everyone was sleeping, she pulled up Janet Evanovich's new book. Soon she was romping around with Stephanie Plum and her funny grandmother.