“Yes,” Covin said, "This is all real."
“They really were like spiders.”
He chuckled softly.
Panic seared through me. “Granny! I left her.” I turned to open the door, but Covin held it shut. “Let me go.”
“Trust me. She’s safe. They wanted only you.”
I let go of the door handle. I would be no use to her, dead. We had narrowly escaped and I was sure vampires were still stocking the woods.
I slumped against the wall while taking deep breaths. “This seriously can’t be happening.”
“You’ll get used to it. Come on, let’s fix up your arm.”
It was too dark to see. “How did you…”
“You’re bleeding. I can smell it.”
“Right. Vampire. Blood. Of course.”
He pushed off the wall. I followed him. But he was much better about moving in the dark than I was. I hit a wall and once again the sam
