Chapter 90

Aster:

At sunrise, they descended to the forest floor. A deep, dark mist hung over the entire forest, and while all of them could feel the effects of the rising sun, the rays couldn't penetrate the heavy canopy and thick mist. “It’s not far now,” Rowan said. “Can you feel it?” he turned to Aster.

She nodded. The closer they came to the circle, the worse she felt. It was like the place pulled at her insides, urging her on, telling her to come closer. All the vampires felt it, and all of them were quiet and pale. Lucy sat with her head in her hands, moaning softly, “I don’t know if I want to run towards it or away from it.”

Lydia put her arm around Lucy. She was the only one of Rowan’s brides who joined him – he didn’t want to bring the others, but wouldn’t offer up a reason why.

“Away is always better,” Eros said, landing next to Matthew’s bride, “this place is evil. A lot of dark magic happened here.”

“What are you doing?” As