Chapter 537

Katelina covered her nose and mouth with her hand. The smell of blood was so strong she couldn't think. "I-I took a wrong turn."

The hiker's body wavered, and the angry vampires were hard to focus on. With a mumbled, "sorry," she fled. Her blood lust chased her as she raced down the corridors, trying to put the scene and the horrible desires behind her. When she reached the stairs she stopped and looked back, expecting pursuers. All she saw were her own bloody footprints.

Jorick met her in an upstairs corridor. Before he could voice the concern in his eyes, she tumbled out the story. His expression turned grim. "I'm sorry, little one. Jamie was right. There's nothing he could do."

"He could have wiped her mind and made her forget about the vampires."