“Now!” The voice erupted from behind, a man’s voice, harsh and rough. Not the voice of a gentleman.
Stella spun round, just in time to see two men rushing at her from the darkness.
Unaware of their intent, she instinctively turned back and made a lunge for Emily, managing to grab her and pull her away from the woman. The pair of them tumbled to the ground, Stella keeping her arms tightly wrapped around her young sister to help cushion the blow.
The force from the fall knocked the wind out of Stella, but she managed to keep hold of Emily, despite the little one struggling to break free from her grasp.
Ned was the first to burst free from the shadows. He raced towards the vampire holding a wooden stake above his head, ready to strike.
But the vampire was too fast for him. She moved at t
