Vicker shoveled dirt off the coffin. He hit wood, and then handed the shovel to Cassia and reached for the lid. He opened it and reached inside for the still vampire. He carried him out of the coffin. He dropped him next to the mound of dirt. He bit his wrist and let a few droplets of blood flow into the vampire’s mouth. A few seconds later, Fluvia gasped for air as he suddenly jerked to life. He coughed, turning to his side. Vicker reached for the shovel from Cassia and kicked the vampire to his back.
“Don’t kill him,” Cassia said as he handed the shovel to him.
“He won’t die unless he tells me what I need to hear,” he said as he placed the shovel on his neck. Fluvia blinked up at them and then visibly shivered. Vicker smiled down at him. “Now that I have your attention, I need you to a
