TIARA THORNELLS
The moment the loud shouts of the knights echoed in my ears, something inside me dropped. That was when I saw one by one, the vampire knights stationed in our courtyard begin to vanish. Some dissolved into the air, others simply blinked out of sight.
"ONLY THREE KNIGHTS WILL REMAIN HERE!"
The commanding voice boomed across the yard.
As the last of the knights disappeared before my eyes, I felt a sharp, sudden panic rise in my chest. My heart pounded so violently it felt as though it were trying to escape inside of me. Without a second thought, I ran. I dashed out of the house.
My feet barely touched the ground as I sprinted toward the front, where a knight sat tall atop a black horse. His armor glinted faintly under the light, and the sheer presence of him seemed to
