Rolling through town, Trevan drove the group past the small club they found the girls in. The place seemed dead. No lights, no one milling around. The area looked like a quiet residential section waiting for everyone to get back from work. But Aria knew the evil that lay below the innocent appearance. With Filip dead, she hoped the hive here would crumble to her demands. How strong was Damon? She thought back to the meeting with the community last night. Had it only been twelve hours since then? The fear she saw in many eyes now made sense. They were firmly addicted to human blood and wouldn’t be willing to give it up. Her heart broke. Her great plans and dreams for them were crushed. Even now that they knew the truth behind the reason for the blood rule, she doubted many would choose to

