Chapter 33: "O thou for whom, and from whom, I was form’d; flesh of thy flesh[.]"

Nihira had come to the next morning, looking, for lack of a better descriptor, like Hell.

The vampire bite had looked to be festering, rotting the skin around it into a gaping hole, while she lay, shivering, in bed.

Nothing anyone had done helped. Tally had spent every waking moment in bed next to her, trying to keep her warm and comfortable. For the first few days, ...