Chapter 9

• As Kade walked slowly onto the stage, I heard the gasps of the girls in the front row. His fingers casually tapped on the podium, each sound hitting me like a blow to the heart.
• "Welcome to Nocturne Tribe High School," his voice was as deep as the midnight wind, "Here, I don't care about your last name, only if your fangs are sharp enough."
• "Bloodlines may give you a name," Kade's gaze swept across the room, pausing subtly for half a second as it passed my row, "but only strength can determine the weight of that name."