As I'd suspected, it was disastrous - I was struggling to call a spirit before William was on me. He didn't physically attack, veering off at the last minute but more than once, I shrieked as he rushed past in a blur, making my hair blow in the breeze he created.
Lucas stood at the edge of the lawn, offering encouragement and guidance and as time wore on, I made modest progress but my attacks were too little and too late.
I heard the telephone ringing and from the corner of my eye, I saw Rowena slip inside to answer it, then my attention was captured by a vampire standing near the side of the house. He was tall and blond, his clothing dirty and disheveled. He dropped a backpack onto the ground and surveyed the garden, settling on me, the only little human. I was terrified but William had
