Kai POV
I dashed off to the side, with one last sidelong glance at Winter, reassured that she would be alright. I was certain she could take care of herself, her figure like a blur in the trees. I myself, was weaving through the trees, my feet crunching on dead leaves, my body feeling like it was a tornado. It was exhilerating. I sucked in deep breaths of cold air, feeling my heart pumping loudly in my chest. There was something so thrilling about the vampire side of me, the ease of which I was able to draw on it, astonishing. I leapt up high, landing on a branch, taking time to pause and take stock of the heartbeats I could hear, following behind me.
Six, all men, I could tell. They had their tranquilizer guns held to their shoulder, eyes scanning the forest for a sign of myself. I smi
