CHAPTER TEN
I swallowed the lump in my throat at the sight of his still body. Werd lay atop the covers flat on his back with his arms on either side of him. I couldn’t even tell if he was breathing.
Ben strode over to him and set a hand on his chest. I crept in after him, my eyes darting over the deep shadows that covered every inch of the room. “Is he alive?”
Ben drew his hand away and pursed his lips as he studied the man’s pale face. “Yes, though his breathing is very shallow.”
I found that I couldn’t raise my voice above a whisper. “Do you think we could wake him up?”
Ben folded his arms over his chest and furrowed his brow. “I don’t think so, but then again, I’m not sure he’s asleep.”
I blinked at him. “What do you mean?”
“For natural vampires, their sleep isn’t true sl
