Chapter 43
Sara was slumped motionless across the vampire, neither of them moving.
My heart stuttered as I knelt beside them and lifted her off the vampire. Turning her in my arms, I laid her on the tile floor. With shaking hands, I checked for a heartbeat, and I sagged when I felt her strong pulse.
A girl screamed.
I looked over into the terrified brown eyes of the vampire – no, the human girl – as she sat up and scrambled backward to cower against the cupboards. Wailing, she curled into a tight ball with her arms wrapped around her head.
No one approached her. Everyone seemed at a loss about what to do.
All I cared about was Sara.
“Sara, wake up.” I patted her cheeks and gave her a gentle shake.
No response.
I brushed the hair from her face. “You promised you wouldn’t do this. Y
