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That’s what Fiona was afraid of. “So about my question, do you think it would be better to end the curse or not?”
“It depends on the person who has the power,” Levka said. “If you can control it and only use it to help others, then it would be a gift. If it becomes a tool to terrorize people, then it could be a curse.”
“It could be,” Fiona said.
“Right. Unless the people you are terrorizing are…,” Levka said.
“Rogues.” Now Fiona liked that idea.
Levka smiled.
“Like Tobias and Regina. Clarissa even. I mean, could I even slip into their dreams and give them nightmares?” Fiona couldn’t even imagine being able to do it to just plain humans. Look at her thinking of people in that way when that’s all she had ever been. Human, through and through. Or so she had thought. But to be able to control the powerful vampires’ dreams? She didn’t think she would be capable of that.
“If what is written is true, yes,” Stasio said.
“Okay, so if I wanted to get rid of the curse, how would I go about it?” Fiona asked. If she had to die, she wasn’t going for it. She liked the idea of having some special power all her own, but not if people wanted to use her for her abilities, or wanted her dead if she wouldn’t go along with the plan.
They all looked at Arman to explain.
“It has something to do with us,” Arman said. “You and I both have been sharing dreams.”
She tilted her chin down and gave him a look. “You better not say that you have to turn me into a vampire and that will get rid of the ability.”
Arman smiled, and he had the most devilishly wicked smile of any guy she’d ever known. Instead of sending chills through her, his expression gave her a little thrill. But she did not want to be turned into a vampire. Drink blood? Yuck.
“We don’t know,” Arman said, losing the smile. “It’s just that we are connected in some way and my dreams indicate I’m supposed to save you.”
“How do you remember them? I have vague recollections of you, but I can’t remember most of the details for the life of me when I wake up.” Maybe he could remember his because of having a vampire condition.
“They wake me, and I write them down.”
“Oh.” So it wasn’t something magical he could do. She was a little disappointed. “So tell me what all you can do as vampires so I know more what to expect.”
“We can fly places, as you have learned. We can transport ourselves into places,” Arman said.
“You have to be invited in, right?”
“No,” Ruric said. “We have advanced beyond that.”
Wow, so all the stuff she thought would help, wouldn’t? “Holy ground is off limits, right? I could go to a church and be safe or throw holy water on a vampire and they would sizzle and die a grotesque death.” There had to be some way to protect herself. What if these vampires decided she wasn’t worth the trouble and left her to face her demons on her own? She had to be ready to fight Tobias and Regina without their help.
“No, and strings of garlic won’t do anything either. Those are all myths. We regularly eat garlic in our meals,” Jasmine said.
“Wooden stakes to the heart?” Fiona worried that even that was a myth.
Everyone smiled at her. Levka said, “Anything striking the heart—a sword, wooden stake, an arrow—could kill vampires and humans alike. So yeah, it works.”
“Or…” Ruric started to speak and then looked as though he thought better of what he was going to say.
“Or, what?” Fiona asked. There wasn’t any time like the present to learn how she could take down a vampire.
“Cut off their head,” Jasmine said. “But like with a stake or sword to the heart, cutting off the head for anyone is a permanent solution.”
“Aww. Of course.” Why didn’t Fiona think of that? “What about drowning?”
“We can drown, just like anyone else,” Arman said. “Being buried alive in soil?” He shook his head. “If the vampire is powerful enough, he’ll make his way out of it.”
“The sun!”
