Chapter 48: Family Ties
The vampire lord's laugh echoed through the grove like shattering glass, cold and sharp, cutting straight to my heart. Crimson eyes gleamed in the darkness as hundreds more appeared from the shadows, surrounding us in a perfect ring of death. Snow crunched under their feet, silent and deadly, their pale faces twisted with hunger and ancient malice. Victor stood in front of me, his body a wall of muscle and fury, blood still dripping from his claws, his gold eyes blazing with a rage that made the air itself tremble. But even his strength, his charm, his unbreakable love, could not hide the fear I felt rolling off him through the bond.
Tears poured down my face, hot and endless, as terror gripped me like icy fingers around my throat. Our daughter kicked hard inside
