Chapter 114: Once Bitten

Suddenly and completely wide awake, I scrambled to climb out of bed, gathering my power while my demon roared to full awareness and slammed the blonde vampire so hard she impacted the wall with a thud shaking the entire upstairs.

My demon kept her pinned while I trembled with alternating bouts of fear and fury and tried to decide what to do with her.

She didn't struggle, but the hurt in her eyes was its own form of attack.

"Syd," she whispered. "Please, you have to listen to me."

My demon barked a laugh and hit Sunny again, rattling the windows and making all of my pictures fall off the walls. My alarm clock skittered across the polished wood of my bed table and hit the floor with a crash.

"I can't believe you came here after what you did." And I kicked myself for not thinking to ward the house against her. She lived here for so long I never considered the new wards wouldn't do the job. Mom didn't know Sunny was a traitor at the time she rebuilt the protective net and I clearly ha