*CALLIOPE* “Calliope!” Screams Drusilla in my direction, “Get ready!” When she says those words, all I can hear is a loud humming in my ears as my blood pressure skyrockets. I don’t know if it’s the vampire venom coursing through my veins, or if I’m just terrified… but everything is hazy. The only thing I can see is Lucas’ face. His blank expression is just staring straight ahead. But he’s not looking at me, he’s looking straight through me. My fingers clutch the dagger desperately as the ringing in my ears gets louder. I raise up the dagger, poising it directly over the glowing light in his chest. I don’t know if I have the strength to do this. What if it kills him? What if he wakes up… and kills me for doing this? Oh well, I can feel the venom spreading through my body. I’m as good

