Dana sank to the floor of the shower, the steam rising around her like a shroud. She preferred to see Tim heartbroken, rejected, but alive than to watch him be slaughtered mercilessly. It was a bitter choice, one that tore at her heart every moment, but she knew that there was no way out. In the end, Stephan was one of the Vampire King’s nephews.
Her past was a dark shadow that followed her everywhere. She had worked tirelessly to reach her position as a top warrior, to be noticed by Prince Layzal and be recruited for the Vampire Guards. The price she paid for this role was excruciating pain and torture, but even Stephan could not oppose Layza’s orders.
In her mind, she replayed the confrontation with Tim at her door. The look of disbelief and hurt on his face haunted her.
But, she had
