Rain

Caleb rubs the back of his neck. “It’s complicated. The Vampire Castle is like a maze of hallways and rooms, and many vampires live there. After my attempt to be killed, the Queen kept me in her room,” he turns around and shows me a long scar on the back of his neck before facing me again, “collared and chained. For months, I was only allowed to get out of the room when I was to provide… entertainment to other vampires. I was not the only male in the Queen’s room. There was another one. Mircea. But he is a story for another time. As for Katherine, the duke was rather eccentric and lived in a mansion next to the castle. Katherine was taken there, and that’s when I lost track of her. When Tatiana got me out, I made myself a promise that I would save Katherine from the hands of the duke, no matter what. Somehow, she was able to escape, and she called me to let me know she is on her way to the pack. We are to meet her at the border.”

I wrap my arms around him. “I am sorry for what the vam