**Piper**

"Or. . ." A devilish grin spread across Sabella's face. "We let this one" - she hooked her thumb in my direction - "play sick for a day or so and send her back to her vampire boyfriend so she can rally the troops."

Hope, excitement, and anticipation filled my chest. I'd give anything to be able to see Jax right now, to feel his arms around me as he promised to fight by my side, to never let anything happen to me. But one look at Peyton's face and I knew ...