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SKYLAR

I do as Phoenix and the other male told me; I move when they do. I stay silent and I move quickly. The further away from Riley we get, the more the guilt of leaving him there weighs down on me.

I can't stop the occasional tear that slips free as we approach what seems to be another camp. However, the atmosphere here is much different from the one we just left.

Everyone seems to stop and watch us walk in but instead of the sour faces they all have smiles, my eyes go wide as I spy a couple of the men or vampires that Vlad had sent into my room before he realised that they wouldn't touch me.

When they saw me, they even bowed to me as I passed. The further we got into the camp, the more the mark on my shoulder started to tingle. I lift my hand, cover his mark and look around. I scan the area in front of us, looking for just that one man.

As soon as my eyes land on his, I freeze. I can’t believe it's him after so long. I quickly glance at t