Free Third Vampire Shadows (An Urban Paranormal Romance Novel) by Zhu Hsia Page B

sleeping.
    “So you still like him, huh? Even after he dumped you?” he said. “He still likes you, too,” he added with a hint of mockery.
    She quickly turned to face him, forgetting that she wasn’t supposed to be excited about it.
    “He does…?” she asked, her voice full of hope.
    Mun Oh stared at her and then laughed out loud. “I was kidding! Who in his right mind would dump you and then take you back? That’s stupid. He’s so over you.”
    Hyeon Jin ’s reaction was far from what Mun Oh had expected. In fact, it was so random and unusual that he took a step back in complete astonishment. She slumped to the floor and started crying like a five-year-old. Although it was a silent cry, her face buried in her hands as her shoulders trembled; Mun Oh was at a loss as to what he should do. He approached her and then crouched next to her.
    “Hey… ummm… I was kidding,” he started to say in a surprisingly soft voice, but then decided it wasn’t like him. He changed his tone. “I mean, what the heck are you crying for? It’s stupid! Get up, come on.”
    Hyeon Jin didn’t budge. She continued to cry into her hands.
    “Tch. Girls… I swear these mood swings shouldn’t have been invented at all. It’s stupid. Come on, get up.” This time, he grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her up. Her hands fell limply to her side, but she kept her head down as she continued to cry.
    “Bite me…” she said.
    “Excuse me?”
    “Bite me. Just bite me so I can forget everything. I… I just want to forget everything—everything about him… everything,” she said, her words engulfed by endless sobs.
    “You’re nuts. I’m going to sleep.” He started to turn away, but Hyeon Jin grabbed his hand.
    “Please… just bite me. Bite me, bite me, BITE ME, BITE ME, BITE ME… bite me…” she repeated, her sobs getting louder, but her head was still down.
    Afraid it might wake Ji Sun and Kim Junjin, he shushed her and tried to calm her down as he sat her down on the couch. He had to admit, what was unraveling right before him was something foreign and bizarre that he was having a hard time dealing with. First of all, he was so used to the arrogant ‘big feet’ snapping at him and making his life miserable that he found it strange to see her like this. Secondly, he may be the most prominent bloodsucker, but no one had really taught him how to make a girl stop crying or at least make her feel better. Whenever his sister would cry when they were young he would simply leave her alone since there was no other way for him to cope with it.
    “Okay, look…” he began, taking his seat next to her. “I told you before I don’t just bite random people. I have my taste, and unfortunately for you, you’re no way near MY taste. So the best way for you to forget whatever you want to forget is...” he paused, trying to think of something. “Drink your strawberry milk and sleep,” he finished quite awkwardly.
    Hyeon Jin continued to sob, every sob threatening to get louder. Mun Oh was trying to scan his memory for anything that would help him in this situation. As much as he hated this girl, he still didn’t like the idea of leaving her here as she bawled her eyes out. Taking a deep breath, he began to suggest random ideas, not really thinking about what was coming out of his mouth.
    “Look, let’s play a game… The ‘Of Course’ game—I know you’re the queen of that game, right?” He waited for a response. Nothing. He tried again. “How about I cook something for you—anything with garlic? Or let’s watch all those vampire movies, and then read those vampire books! I’d love to do that!” he lied, quite convincingly. But still, no response. “Fine. I’ll sleep here on the couch, not in your room. I’ll go shopping with you tomorrow and I’ll even let you buy my clothes and dress me up—for heaven’s sake just STOP CRYING!” he snapped, reaching his limit.
    He had no idea what just happened or what had