Mallory tightened her arms around the neck of the male human. She heard one of them call him Commander. Was he in charge here? She thought it was odd that a human was in charge of vampires, but all that didn't matter as long as he wouldn't try to bite her. She would stick with him, and since he was their commander, he could protect her from the rest of the vampires.
After the bandits had caught her, she woke up tied in a carriage with another girl who was sobbing. It didn't take too long to reach the settlement, where they were quickly placed underground. Mallory didn't know how far she was from the mansion, but something told her it wasn't far enough, especially when she overheard one of the bandits mention something about selling them to the vampires as soon as the sun set.