CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
I started back as a powerful light burst out of my body and cast a wide net some fifty yards around me. The vampires cried out in pain and scattered out of the domain of the bright glow, all except the unconscious Hugh. The light also blew off the remains of the ship and scattered timber and treasure far and wide.
And the magic blew off my vampire blood.
I wrapped my hands around my throat and gasped as water bubbles now escaped my own lips. The light around me faded as my focus turned to staying alive. Tegan clamped his teeth on my coat and flapped and paddled upward. His wings propelled us to the surface and we broke through into the starry night. I clutched onto Tegan’s scales and choked on the sweet oxygen. Even he trembled as he sucked in the precious air.
