*Sterling POV*
I thought that this cave search mission was a waste of time, and maybe even a suicide mission. It was so far away from Young Heart that I thought Grace was out of her mind from the sedation when she mentioned it.
Jameson was definitely pissed about being asked to hang back, but when I explained the true reason behind asking him, he seemed to cool down a little. Two out of three kings going was risky enough. All three could have been a disaster waiting to happen.
When we got close to the caves, I could smell the rancid scent of the Asema inside. I used to think Roman was joking about different types of vampires having different scents, but now, I am a full believer.
"Holy s**t that is awful! It smells like five hundred million bats all took a massive s**t at once. No of
