Caged by the Wolf King
I can't—
Then she saw her.
Lysandra.
The vampire queen stood at the far end of the cavern, her throne of bones rising behind her. She was beautiful and terrible, her black hair cascading over her shoulders, her eyes the color of spoiled wine. She wore a crown of obsidian, and her smile was a knife.
"Elara," she said. Her voice was like silk and steel. "I was wondering when you would come."
Elara forced herself to stand. Her body screamed in protest, but she ignored it. She reached for her paper, but it was gone, lost somewhere in the chaos.