Chapter 104 - Payment

* * * Eve’s POV * * *

“He’s dead because he saved me,” I cry as I hold Allan’s head.

“Eve drop the barrier, call the fire back, please,” Alexander requests.

I hadn’t realised that my barrier was still blazing. I reach within for the connection and call the fire to rest within me. The land is scorched where the fire had stood, but I’ve been able to contain it and prevent it spreading to the rest of the forest. I still continue to cry for Allan.

“Eve, you saved hundreds, Allan will be fine. His pride and ego may be a little bruised. But a severed head doesn’t kill a vampire, only setting fire to the severed limbs can kill us,” Alexander reassures me.

“You mean he’s not dead?” I ask, wanting to make sure.

“No, he’s not dead,” Alexander smiles.

“What do we do?” I ask.

“We return home and make sure the others have arrived safely. We protect those who need our aid, and we stop those who threaten the peace,” Alexander tells me.

“But what about Jasper?” I fret, I can’t leave him.

“He’s