Injured Lestat

The more time that passed, the easier it became for Lily to realise the truth of the matter. After all, it's not like Alice is really Lestat's person and won't even reach out to him later.

For the first time, Alice began to crave the power that came from her own blood. If she could turn into a werewolf at will, she would at least have the power to fight, instead of having to be terrified and trying to guess what she didn't know in order to say the right thing.

Deeply concerned about her future, Alice cycled home and went straight to knock on Aunt Daisy's door.

She needed to know at least a little more about werewolves and vampires than the vapid legends first.

"What is it?" Aunt Daisy, who opened the door, looked in good spirits, not like she was sleeping.

Alice's apprehension subsided a little and she said softly, "Aunt Daisy, there's something I want to talk to you about."