I slammed up a ring of demon shielding around the pair of us to keep her from attacking my family and dove right at her.

Yeah, I was ready. She wasn't exactly hard to read.

Instead of attacking her directly, I let my vampire do it. Called to her as I had before, this time ready to grab onto her as she emerged.

Batsheva fell as I dodged, landing on all fours, turning to roar, glowing with the magic of the clan. But she doubled over when she tried to rise, my ...