First, all she did was stare at them; then, she rested her hand on Alex's forehead and took a deep breath. I inched closer to them, anticipating anything. She drew five deep breaths, and each time her expression would change from confusion to surprise until it shifted to a concentration and stayed there.
After about a minute and a half, she opened her eyes and met mine. My heart raced as I waited for her to say something--anything!
"They're alive," she finally said, and my eyes closed on instinct as my heart resumed beating. "They're vampires," she added. She didn't sound too happy about it, and I couldn't be sure if I was either.
Knowing Alex and Aliah, they'd rather be dead than become the things they have lived to despise. I know this because I heard them say it once.
Still, I wa
