Chapter 23
THIS CAN’T BE real. The perimeters were tightly patrolled day and night. How could vampires get past the armed warriors and get so close to the stronghold?
“Is this her?” the female asked, pointing at me.
“Yes,” Michael replied in a small voice.
I sucked in a sharp breath. Behind me, I heard two low growls.
“You rotten little traitorous piece of s**t!” Jordan shrieked, leaping at Michael who stumbled backward. One of the vampires moved, and I grabbed Jordan’s arm to hold her back.
“I’m sorry,” Michael cried to me. “They have Matthew and they’ll kill him if I don’t help them. He’s all I have.”
All I could do was stare in horror at the boy waving his arms frantically as he pleaded with me. I had suspected Michael was a bit messed up from losing his family, but in that momen
