The stolen SUV ate up miles of mountain highway while I stared at Kieran's message, my hands trembling with a mixture of exhaustion and rage. The silver fire that had blazed so brilliantly during our escape was now reduced to weak flickers around my fingertips—apparently, reality-bending magic came with a serious energy cost.
"We need to find somewhere safe to regroup," Dante said, his eyes constantly checking the rearview mirror. "Figure out our next move."
"Safe?" Sarah laughed, but there was no humor in it. "Luna, we just had government agents trying to capture you, and now some vampire king is sending you threatening texts. I'm starting to think 'safe' is a relative concept."
"There's a supernatural sanctuary about fifty miles north," Victoria offered from the back seat. "Neutral te
