Gregory's POV

Saturday: 22 days left until the comet

I woke up feeling refreshed and not ready to kill someone. I guess that's what dreaming does too you—makes you happy. Am I happy because I had another dream once I went back to bed or because that one also had Carter in it? In the second dream we were holding hands while we laid in grass, the sun heating up our skin. She moved closer and put her head on my shoulder and her arm around my torso. We inhaled and exhaled in harmony and the silence between us was comforting...natural.

Her blond hair and tan skin contrasted against my black hair and pale complexion. There was that old saying "opposites attract" but I would never have thought it would refer to a bright and vibrant human from the 21st century and a dark and sulky vampire who was over 300 years old. But, yet I was attracted to her. It didn't matter that our interaction was on the shorter side or that I erased her memory. I couldn't go longer than 5 minutes without picturing her face, craving her blood or hearing her voice. When I closed my eyes even for a moment I pictured her save as she leaned into me for support and how peaceful she looked when I carried her through the woods.

When she first saw me her heart rate was spiraling out of control but once I started to clean her hand and fingers from the blood—she was calm. I never met a human who was calm when meeting a vampire; well to be completely fair I'm usually hunting them down and sucking them dry, but it was still very odd.

After waking up I could tell everyone was giving me looks.

"What" I snapped at everyone

"How many times Gregory, how many times do we have to tell you to avoid the humans. But you never do. You just do that you want, no regard for the rest of the family" my father replies trying to hold on his anger

I stayed silent, because no it's not the first time, not the second or third either. But this time was different. There was no body to hide—I didn't kill anyone. But it didn't matter to them.

"Nothing to say for yourself" father spoke again

"Not particularly" I refuse to meet his gaze

Once darkness was in the sky we had to go look for the amulet. Rudolf takes off by himself, mother and Anna go together, and father and I take our separate ways. I could tell my whole family was watching me from afar the whole day, wanting to ask me questions about the adventure yesterday and Carter but they refrained, knowing they wouldn't get anywhere.

Motivation was low tonight looking for the amulet, I just wanted to see carter. I know I could locate her easily but it would be torture to watch her from afar and not being able to interact with her. Not being able to taste her or get too know her better. I just had to stick with the images in my head, instead of searching I found a tree to relax in (and hide from my family and the vampire hunter) and picture her. I wondered what happened between her and her friends and her 'boyfriend'. The thought of him made me sick, leaving carter behind. Who knows what would have happened to her? Would she have spent the whole night there trapped? Would the grounds keeper or rookery have found her? And if so what would they have done to her? Boyfriend. He didn't deserve her, he deserved fucking nothing.

My imagination ran wild for hours and even thought the night was technically still young I just wanted to go back home (highly unusual). But, at home is where I can just think. Think about my next step, If I should track carter down or if I should forget about her. What if I just controlled myself and watched her but didn't interact? Or if we interacted and I just erased her memory every night? That would work... talk to one another , drink out of her, maybe do more and then bam, she wouldn't remember.

Once I entered our small cavern my whole family was still out...perfect. I sit on the flattened grown and just think.

Hours pass and my mother and Anna come in, followed by my father Minutes later. As we all wait for rudolf there were no words exchanged besides that the amulet still isn't found...shocker.

The sun was about to come out in the next hour or so and rudolf still hasn't come home (yes, I admit I was worried)

"I'll go look for him mother" I volunteered

"No" my father grabbed my shoulder "the sun will rise soon and you and rudolf both will be caught out there. He is a smart boy, he found somewhere to hide from the Suns rays" he told me

We were forced to sit there and do nothing. What's the point of being an amazing creature but being forced to hide during the day and being scared of light? With all this power but having such a huge weakness? It was pathetic. Being hunted like wild beast as well. It wasn't ideal

Tiredness took over and my eyelids felt heavier, I know the rest of my family felt the same.

"He's okay Anna" I try and confront my sister and she gives me a half smile

"Yes brother, lets try and sleep" and Says with a brave face and walks past me without saying something poetic for the first time in ages

I couldn't worry too much about her actions when I was now worried about rudolf, the comet coming and Carter.

I was excited for sleep, knowing I would have dreams of carter.