Thane was just as surprised as Kate seeing Arcturus leave the vampires dead in his wake. He had never seen any vampire move that fast and it startled him. Lord Varujan hadn’t been exaggerating when he spoke about how weak humans were in comparison, both mentally and physically. Thane thought about the duel and how he’d been led to believe how clever he’d been.

He thought about Lady Cadieux, about what she had done for them, and how quickly her life winked out of ...