Caradoch I could smell Thana everywhere. On my fingers, around my mouth. The scent of her seemed to cling to my skin, more powerful the sickly sweet smell of circus treats and the stench of hundreds of human sweaty bodies that filled the stands. This was our last show here. It had to be. We had already stayed too long in one place. A circus was always meant to move around. Staying in one place too long was dangerous. Not from the Daughters of Cain anymore. I didn’t think they would come hunting for us because I made sure we didn’t leave a trail of bodies behind us but Cassandra’s sire? Yes Mara was a massive problem and she would continue to be a problem until either I worked out a way to kill her or she ended my miserable life. And it would be miserable. Thana was back but I couldn’

