Chapter 23 A Vampire's Vow

23.1: Viadimir's Last Stand

Vladimir knelt in the blood-soaked earth, his arms wrapped tightly around Lyra's unmoving body. The night wind howled through the desolate clearing, carrying the scent of death and despair. The woman he had fought so hard to protect-the woman who had become his heart-now lay lifeless in his grasp, her once-warm skin tur