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My Alpha is too unconsolable to speak. He lifts Luna up and carries her to the hospital.

“Everyone, go back to your homes.” Zyion directs the pack. I don’t even have it in me to play my role as Beta. The only thing I can think of is tracking Michaela down and killing her.

We make it back to the infirmary. Chayton places Liz’s body on the bed. He hovers over her, pushing her hair out of her face and placing kisses on her lips. I turn away.

“It’s not your fault,” Phaedra says beside me.

I shake my head. “I went against my gut and allowed that fucking leech to get too close.”

“We were all fooled. We all grew to trust her.” She looks away to an unconsolable Chayton. Shaking her head she whispers. “I never would have thought she would hurt Luna.”

I know Phaedra is just trying to ease my concern, but I don’t want to hear it.

“Can you let me in, please?” the young boy is at the door of the infirmary, trying to get past Zyion.

I storm up to him, grabbing his collar. “Who the fuck are you?”

He looks startled. “I’m Tech. Well, Khalil, but Zani calls me tech. I’m her brother. Well, half-brother. We have the same father.”

“And why the hell should we let you in here?” Zyion snarls at him.

The boy looks at Zyion and then back to me. “Oh, you guys don’t know, do you? She’s not dead.”

“What?” Chayton shouts.

I place the kid on his feet. “What are you talking about?”

He squeezes past me. I follow him to Liz’s bedside. He goes to touch her, but Chayton growls.

The kid holds his hands up. “Can I?” he asks.

Chayton looks as if he’s going to deny him, but finally dips his chin. The kid places his hands on Liz’s neck. He seems to be feeling for something. I guess he finds it, because he uses both hands to snap Liz’s neck back in place. Liz takes in a deep gasp and then her eyes open.

“What the hell?” I shout.

Chayton doesn’t hesitate. He grabs Luna and pulls her into him.

We all look around the room, trying to figure out what is going on.

“You, kid,” I say. “How the hell did you know that?”

“It’s a video game. The vampire feeds a guy its blood and then breaks his neck. During the autopsy, they realigned the break in his neck and he came back to life. He ended up being a superhero ninja vampire. It’s a really popular game. I begged Zani for it on my fourteenth birthday.” The kid smiles fondly at the memories.

“Did it work?” Liz asks, pulling away from Chayton. “Was she able to get her ex away from here?”

My head is swimming at all this new information. My brain is trying to come to terms with something I’m not ready for.

“You knew what she was up to?” Chayton asks angrily.

Liz ducks her head. “Don’t be angry.” She grabs his hand. “It was the only way.”

“Only way for what?” Phaedra asks.

“To save everyone.” Luna looks around the room with teary eyes. “Michaela explained to me that I’m some kind of descendent of the fey. She said my thoughts will be the only ones safe from her ex.” She reaches into her shirt and pulls out a half-empty bag of blood.

“She didn’t feed off you?” Chayton acknowledges out loud what I’m thinking.

“No.” Liz shakes her head. “I told her to. If my blood was supposed to be some powerful thing, she needed to feed off me. But she refused.”