CHAPTER FOUR
I stared dumbly ahead as we passed around a huge pile of stone boulders. My body felt as numb as those rocks and unbidden tears sprang into my eyes. Terror filled me. Terror and dread.
I swallowed a lump the size of those boulders and looked up at Tegan. He had stopped his march and studied me with his soft eyes. “I. . .is there a way to stop it?”
He nodded. “If the vampire who bit you is destroyed.”
My last bit of lingering hope faded and I slumped into his hold. “Oh God. . .”
“We’ll discuss the matter with the baron,” Tegan promised me as he adjusted my weight. “The stranger wandered through his domain. He may very well have sensed them and might be able to help us on our way.”
My ears perked up at his words. “He could do that?”
“He’s a very old vampire,” Te
