Lilac took one long look at the house, at the flames eating their way up to the moon, and nodded. When she turned back around her shoulders were pulled back, her eyes completely empty. Every hue of moss and earth had been wiped away, leaving only shadow behind. She wasn’t the girl I had spent over

“I’m going to need you to stand.” He instructed.My eyes snapped open to see the rope he somehow had attached to part of the cliff wall, through the shattered windshield. There were inches between the rope and the jagged frame of glass that remained attached to the van, but it was our only option.

“I knew you’d be interested.” She chuckled. “You need a vial of his blood. It can be a drop, but it has to be worn around your neck to work.”It now made sense why she said it wouldn’t be easy. Getting Nox’s blood would be a feat in itself. I could always wait until someone else attacked us, but who

Nox’s P.O.V.Sleeping in the same room as Lilac Einar wasn’t just hard. It was damn near impossible. All night I listened to her breathe. She’d quickly begin to snore, only the sound would jolt her awake. The first time I had almost laughed. That was until I realized why her body reacted that way.

Nox’s P.O.V.I could practically see the smoke pouring from Lilac’s ears. It filled the massive office, only to evaporate when Valeria sighed and said, “She was a close friend. One I’ll miss dearly for as long as I’m on this wretched earth.” “You were friends with my mother?” “Oh, yes. I was one o