My teeth rake against the shell of his ear as I snarl, “I wasn’t trying to escape.” The wind howls around us, nearly stealing my words. There is no coming back for me now. If it’s not the madness of the elixir that gets me, I will certainly die at the hands of the vampire lord. And if I somehow manage to kill him, his legions will take me. There’s no way out for me now, not when we’ve come this far. “If I’m going to die, I’m bringing you with me!”
