Ellie sat crumpled on the ground, staring at him blankly.Louis held out a hand to her, his voice pleading."Ellie, save me!"Ellie stared at the hand that had shoved her toward the array without a second's pause, and slowly shook her head."I've hurt too many people for you already."The next instant, the core crystal's outer golden shell cracked away, baring the light inside.Louis was swallowed by the white flame he had summoned. His screams turned shrill as the backlash burned him down to a handful of black ash.A single gust of wind scattered him without a trace.After Louis's death, the night closed back over Nighthaven.The First Ancestor's core, badly damaged, steadied again, fed by the blood of the whole clan.The tear of daylight was sealed beneath the barrier once more.With the plot exposed, the Dawn Society radicals withdrew from Nighthaven.Grand Elder Blackwood came to the Sunless Graveyard with the Council of Elders.He looked at the rescued vampires all around, at the
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