"But the vampires are coming," he said quietly. "They were supposed to collect you in three days. When they arrive and find your Father dead..."
"They'll know something went wrong," I finished.
"Worse," Zane said. "They'll know a Phoenix killed a vampire-enhanced wolf and a Hunter. That makes you a threat."
"How long do we have?" I asked as I tried to sit up, and Osilus gently helped me. My body screamed in protest, but I forced it to obey.
"I am not sure," Avalon said
"Then we must prepare immediately," I said. "Because I'm not running. I'm not hiding. And I'm sure as hell not surrendering."
"Zephyr," Avalon said carefully. "You can barely sit up. The white fire nearly killed you. You need at least a week to recover before—"
"We don't have a week," I cut him off. "And recovering w
