It took Annalese about a week to recover fully from Lucien's bite after Hadleigh had provided her medicine. All that while, during her sleep, she dreamt of different ways she’d used to kill Lucien. When she finally woke up for good, she felt angry. Annalese's usual bubbly, happy self was now infected with the desire for vengeance.

She was tired of him ruling their lives and making them feel afraid. The Viktors were a group of vampires. Lucien was trying to control his own kind. It ...