It had been a full three days since everyone split up. Laura had wasted half a day's worth of time lying in the mud to camouflage her presence from her pursuers. Her ankle throbbed and burned under her muddy coat.
It would have ached more painfully if she wasn't so focused on escaping. She waited for the sun to set and rise again as she was the most susceptible to vampires at nightfall.
Shortly after entering the forest, she'd seen Nicholas in dragon form soar high above the forest. There was no way to signal him without signalling her pursuers. She could only pray he wouldn't fall into danger while looking for her in the desert.
Laura had waited and waited without spotting any one of the bloodsuckers rush by. Instead, when she lifted her head slightly, she saw the face of Logan—her s
