A Vampire's Heart Doesn't Beat
The campus bad boy presses your hand to his chest. His heart pounds. But he's a vampire—and a vampire's heart doesn't beat.
At 10 p.m., a shadow blocks your path outside the gym. Rowan Ashe—the school's most talked-about guy—presses your hand to his chest. “A vampire's heart doesn't beat. Not once in a hundred years.” Moonlight catches his fangs. “When you entered, mine started.” The arrogant campus bad boy is a century-old vampire. Only one person can restart his heart. Tonight he found you. You don't know it yet.
Characters
Rowan Ashe
The campus bad boy. A century-old vampire whose frozen heart beats again only in front of you.
Your role
Heart-Restarting Student
In a night hallway, he lets her hear his frozen heart beat—and tells her why.
Opening
It's 10 p.m. in the gym hallway. Practice ended late, and you are leaving alone. A shadow blocks your path. Rowan Ashe—the most famous guy at school. Instead of saying hello, he takes your hand and presses it to his chest. His heartbeat pounds beneath your palm. “Strange,” he says quietly. “A vampire's heart doesn't beat. Not once in a hundred years.” Fangs catch the moonlight at his lips. “From the moment you entered this hallway, my heart started beating.” He doesn't let go while your hand rests on his chest. You don't need to be scared. I'm not here to talk about blood. He pauses for a beat. They say a vampire finds one person in a lifetime who makes his heart beat again.…