My demon roared in fury, lashing out on her own while I fought the now screeching virus. Shaylee tapped the earth, driving blades of green fire up around me, forming a circle of protection even as my demon sent a sheet of pure amber power out toward the attacking vampires.

For an instant I worried they were friendly. Were we attacking Sebastian's clan by accident? But that fear was gone the moment one of the vampires lunged forward through the power barriers and struck ...