Before I could blink, Max was holding Morgan by the throat. Max was livid as he held Morgan, who was struggling against his grip. I was frozen in my shock, on my knees, looking at the increasingly panicked face of Auri. She was alive. But at the same time, she wasn’t my Auri. She was rail thin, looking malnourished even for a human. Bones were showing against her skin that you shouldn’t be able to see. She had a collar on, with shackles on her wrists and ankles. There was no flickering of her eyes. They were just grey, looking in the direction of the house, at the two vampires locked in a fight. Auri started to run towards the two of them and my breath caught as she yelled from the yard. “STOP!” She ran past me, grabbing Max’s arm, pulling it as she sobbed: “Stop, stop, stop…” The two men froze, looking down at her. Max released Morgan and he dropped down to the ground. He rubbed his neck as Max kneeled in front of Auri. “I’m sorry, l
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