Chapter Fifteen
“Do not think that I have suddenly switched sides. I am not the hero or even the antihero in this story. I am a survivor. I understand the long game, and considering how long-lived my kind are, I have the luxury of being patient. It doesn’t mean I like being patient, just that I know when to step aside and let my opponent believe they’ve somehow won.” ~Cain
Cain stared at Alice’s still form on the bed—a bed he’d shared with her only a night ago. If he did not have supernatural hearing, he wouldn’t know that her heart still beat in her chest. She looked as if she was at death’s door. He knew, just like with Lizzy and Finn, Alice would require the blood of her mate if she had any chance of living.
Had it just been a dream? Had he really believed she would pick him? Yes. Th
