he pulls back the soft-looking white puffy down comforter and folds back the sheet . a hard fist lands against my stomach . at ... at first , he just gave me everything and we went everywhere . that 'd be pretty exciting , do n't you think so , aunt pol ? ' shame burns hotly through me , forcing me back into the present . `` did n't your father ever tell you that it is n't safe to wake a sleeping vampire ? '' i swallowed hard , fighting to stay calm against the panic growing in my chest . 