I started dragging him towards the camp, but I was already starting to feel the vampire effect wear off. As soon as I got far enough into the woods, I dumped him in the undergrowth. It didn’t take me long to hunt and quench the thirst that was overtaking me. With each kill, I felt less guilty about the need for it. I wiped my mouth as I headed back to where I had left him. He was still there but had managed to break through his rope ties at his ankles. “You’re not going anywhere, so could you at least stop making things harder for me?”
“And why would I do that?”
“We’re family. Not to mention that it is completely pointless and a waste of your energy and mine.” I stooped and tied him up again quickly. “I’m still hoping you are going to see the error of your ways.” Grabbing the scruff of h
