"I have been everywhere and nowhere, Thereasa. I have walked in the darkness and I have lived in the light. Sometimes I was visible for all to see and others I was but a ghost. Yes, for a time I travelled Europe, one of the many dark periods in my life. The violence of the area appealed to me. I was quite at home there."
Reasa was spellbound by her expression, catching her breath at the wistfulness in the vampire's tone. There was such longing there, as if Freya wished for a life she'd left behind. This female was the story of legends, told to younger females in the covens so they might know that they too could grow to greatness. Watching Freya and seeing the raw power in her gaze made Reasa's back stiffen further, more of her inner strength fighting to make its way forward.
Earlier she
