Katie's POV
I ignored him all the way as we navigated through the woods. He is mind-linking me, trying to apologize. It was more like teasing, as he was smiling from ear to ear. I even stomped quietly a while ago when he wouldn't stop chuckling. When we finally got out through the woods, we saw some houses and a jolly group of vampires having fun as the moon lit up in the skies. I asked Vlad if we were already in what he called Center but he just shook his head no. He explained that we are still in the Southern terrain, and it will take us a month or more just to go to the Center regions. I want to ask him what if I wolfed out and carried him at my back, but that would be a bad idea. As we would surely be immediately caught.
He asked me to stay and hide by the bushes, as he would try to
