Her breath was shallow and barely audible, her eyes flickering as I placed a hand over the wound, knowing what I had to do. I had to save her.
My ability began to bubble to the surface, sprouting from the hand I held over her wound, the healing process agonisingly slow.
“Not so fast witch.” Elizabeth said from somewhere behind me, clasping something around my left ankle as I focused on Blanche, the female vampire’s movement blurred and unnaturally fast.
My ability stopped suddenly, Blanche’s wound reopening; what had she done? Why wasn’t it working?! Tears burst from my eyes once more as someone grabbed me from behind, prying me from my friend’s body and throwing me backwards. I slid across the floor, smashing into the wooden table as I saw the last movement of Blanche’s chest as the ro
