Elara'S POV
“You’ll find out. Right now.”
He opened the door to the garden, and we slipped through. The afternoon sun hid behind thick cloud cover. Drizzle misted the air.
Samuel appeared and jogged down the wide stairs to the garden patio.
“What’s the matter, sir?”
“I’ve discovered a gaping hole in her magical education.”
Xavier released my arm. “She doesn’t know how to defend against vampires.”
Samuel’s brows rose. “I see. We can fix that.”
He turned to me. “Wand out.”
When I did as he commanded, he continued, “The secret to not getting killed by vampires is twofold. One, know that they will always be faster than you and there’s nothing you can do about it. Two, shield magic. If you’re strong enough, you can sustain a shield while casting another spell at them, though that also
