ZACK POV:
Today's the day.
Not just prom. Not just her birthday.
Her 18th birthday.
I've been Selena's best friend for six years, and for most of that time, I've known something was different about her. Not just her obsession with books or her habit of dipping chips in chocolate cream. She's... more. Like the world doesn't know what to do with her.
And tonight, I'm finally going to tell her how I feel.
I check my pocket for the small velvet box-for the tenth time. No, not a ring. Just a silver necklace with a moon-shaped pendant she once admired in a shop window.
Attached to it is a note: "Will you be my girlfriend?"
Cheesy? Maybe.
But I mean it.
I've planned everything. Even bribed the DJ to play her favorite song.
Now, all that's left is for me to not pass out before I ask.
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SELENA POV:
Birthdays are supposed to feel special.
Mine feels cursed.
It started during assembly-my head pounded. In chemistry, the lights flickered when I got annoyed at a classmate. Now, at lunch, my fingertips are tingling.
Not in a cute "my crush touched me" way.
In a "my blood feels electric" way.
"You're spacing out again," Zack says, sliding into the seat across from me.
"Am I? Just tired," I lie.
He gives me that look-the one that says "I know you better than that." But he doesn't press.
After school, the dorm buzzes with prom excitement. Dresses. Makeup. Shoes. Everyone looks like they're stepping into a fairytale.
I just want to survive the night without combusting.
Even dressed in deep red, staring into the mirror, I don't recognize myself.
I'm glowing.
My eyes flicker-not brown. Just for a second. But enough to make me flinch.
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ZACK POV:
She walks into the prom hall like a goddess. Her dress matches her lips-both bold, both dangerous. I forget how to breathe.
But something's off.
She looks... distant. Like she's hearing something I can't.
"Selena," I say, reaching for her hand. It's ice cold.
She smiles. But not her usual smile.
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SELENA POV:
The room spins. The lights feel too bright. The music is too loud.
Then come the whispers. Not around me. Inside me.
"Awaken."
"Heir of night. Queen of blood. Daughter of the forgotten."
My knees buckle.
Zack catches me.
"Selena!"
My eyes snap open-everyone gasps.
Because they're not brown anymore.
They're glowing red.
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> Zack's about to change everything... and he has no idea what's coming 😭
Would you say yes if your best friend asked you out on your birthday... at prom?
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- Mysterious_frnd 💋