Chapter 30: Infected

I'm not certain who summoned them, but the air around me bursts with blue fire, Enforcers flooding the throne room. I feel Femke's magic in the forefront, her worry for me fired with anger. When I look up from Sage's pain-filled face, I see Gwendolyn and Finlay hovering next to Maks and have my answer. My friend has made sure I won't stand here alone.

Isabelle has also come, the darkness allowing the vampires to join us, but I don't have time for Sunny and Sebastian, or for anyone but Sage. He holds himself rigid in the hands of the Dumont brothers, his eyes never leaving mine, though I can tell from the flashes of agony on his face the bite causes him great pain. I need to go to him, to protect and heal him if I can, while my logical wolf tells me such a thing isn't possible, I'm far too late to save him. But the urge is overpowering and only the weight of my grandfather's disapproval holds me in place, still pressing the files Femke gave me to my chest.