“Zara’s soul belongs to me! Just as mine belongs to her. Your lies have no hold on her any longer,” Wadim roared. Zara didn’t know what was happening, but the rage that overtook Ander’s face terrified her. “NO,” the vampire bellowed. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her neck and, for a split second, she thought it was a vampire bite. But then the pain subsided, and pleasure coursed through her body. If this was some sort of drug, then sign her up for more. “Zara, swallow.” Wadim’s voice sounded strained. “I’m sorry, beautiful. I didn’t mean to take the choice from you. I didn’t know what else to do.” He sounded so forlorn and lost that Zara wanted to wrap her arms around him, but that thought fled when she felt something warm sliding down her throat. A second later, light exploded i

