Chapter 17

• Lucien had tackled Maxwell to the ground. Maxwell's eyes were completely clouded over with black, and he was baring his canine teeth in her direction. She saw the hunger clear in his expression, and fear struck her hard. She didn't move because she couldn't; she was too afraid to move, too afraid to even make a sound.
• Lucien held Steven down while he chomped his teeth with so much force she thought his teeth would crack. Unexpectedly, Simone was whisked off her feet, and she knew it could only be one of three people.
• "What have you done, sweetheart?" His rigid voice sounded foreign.