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Desperation and fear wrap around my throat as tightly as the vines.
This is it.
From behind the soldiers, the tunnel echoes with cries of pain and the clang of weapons.
A voice shouts my name. “Tori!”
I go still, unsure if I’m hearing things.
It comes again. “Tor, we’re coming! Hold on!”
“Kendall?”
Chapter 42
Tori
The first wave of vampires rushing through the door reaches me, distracting me from the sound of my sister’s voice. My vines are fast, but these damn vamps are faster. I’m nearly bitten twice before they’re dragged away from me by the ankles and dragged into the opening on the cavern floor.
I look up and find Uziah standing several paces away from me. His back is to me as he stares at the new threat.
My sister stands in the doorway from above.
Her cheeks are stained with dirt and blood. She wields a short blade in each hand, and the look on her face suggests she’s been using them effectively thus far, though I have no idea how she learned. Beside her stands a wolf larger than I’ve ever seen. He glares at Uziah then lets loose with a howl that echoes off the cavern walls.
“Surrender, and we’ll consider letting you live,” Kendall tells Uziah.
Uziah snorts. “Put down that blade, stupid girl. You have no idea what you’re doing.”
“Why? Because I’m a girl?”
“Because you are a Seer, not a warrior,”
“You know, for a guy older than dirt, you’re surprisingly limited in your world view.” She grins, a flash of teeth that is more dangerous than amused. “That kind of small thinking is going to get you killed someday. I mean, why can’t I be multi-talented?”
“You’re no match for me.”
“Maybe not,” Kendall tells him. Her eyes gleam with a certainty that makes me pause. “But you’ve never met him. And death comes for us all.”
The wolf rushes forward, teeth bared at the ancient vampire. Uziah blurs with speed as he rushes to meet his attacker. The two of them colliding is a gnarled, bone-breaking sound in my ears.
With Uziah and the wolf battling, the rest of the vampires throw themselves into the fight. I don’t think beyond the power I’m wielding and nearly send a vine to attack my next incoming target when I realize it’s Kendall cutting my way to fight at my side. Her blades sing where they clash against the vampires’ weapons.
Our eyes meet.
I recognize the question in her gaze, so I hold up my gloveless hands. “The curse is broken.”
She starts to speak, but something over her shoulder has my eyes widening in warning.
Kendall spins just as Uziah stumbles within her reach. She shoves her blade out to meet him, and he gasps as it pierces his heart. His weight sags against her, and I help her shove him back.
He falls to the stone floor, his eyes wide as if he can’t quite believe Kendall managed to stop him. Blood leaks from his chest. It’s thick and dark, pooling around the knife buried an inch to the left of his heart.
“You…” Uziah tries to speak, but his breath catches.
He winces.
Kendall bends over him, her expression grim. “Me,” she says. “Sucks to be finished off by a stupid girl, doesn’t it?”
