Hayley woke to having a cottonmouth. It was so dry she couldn't feel her tongue.She licked her lips, moving her tongue to make sure it was still there.Hayley rolled on her back with a groan, then bolted upright."What the gods just happened?"She looked around to see that she was in the cherry field, then what happened came back to her.Clutching her still aching neck, she gazed around again, then got up."That little shithead," Hayley said, stumbling as she took a step.Her vision swam and the place span."I am going to squeeze that bitch's neck until her eyes pop out."When Hayley made her way back to the centre of the town, she came upon three headless bodies that were also missing a few limbs and the pack gathered around."What happened here?""Some creature was on a rampage, but ran away after."Hayley hurried to the packhouse to see Kane, Gunther and Axel in a discussion."It's Conrad,

Kane and Hayley met up with Gunther, who was downing a glass of dark liquid.He coughed, "dragon's breath."Gunther glanced up at the stairs to where the vampire had his mate in chains.Not long after, the dirty-looking girl was standing before the Delta."What did you do?" She asked, her voice trembling."There is no time to explain, you have to come with me," Gunther told her."Why should I trust you? I am nothing but a human.""You are my mate. It is my duty to protect you. But I promise, if you come with me, I will never hurt you."Before the girl could respond, the vampire was standing by her. He had a smile on his face and an evil glint in his eyes.He placed a hand on the girl's head, turning it slowly so that her wide eyes can stare at him."You know better than to wander off. Now come.""Yes." The girl held her head low and walked with him."Is he keeping her like some kind of pet?" Sam aske

"Yes, no. I don't know anymore." Holly cried."There is no need to be scared. Take it easy." Hayley touched her shoulder."They did something to me." Holly looked at her."They?""Yes. I wasn't even at school for a month after my second year of college, before being kidnapped. My boyfriend, well, I thought he was my boyfriend. He was there.""What did they do to you?" Kane asked.Holly looked at him, her eyes unreadable."We went to a party. It was a welcome back to school type of thing. When the party was over, my boyfriend wanted to stay even though I insisted on going home. The next thing I know, I was drugged and then…" She trailed off."And then what? Tell me what happened to you." Gunther said, taking her face in his hands.Holly sobbed, her body shaking. Her voice had turned to a whisper as she spoke again. "When I woke up, I was naked and on a stone altar for some kind of ritual. There were at least four o