Chapter 42

• Cynthia's POV
• I was sitting on the couch, binge-watching my favorite TV show with my mom when a sudden, frantic banging on the door startled us both. My heart jumped as I rushed to see who it was, my mom trailing behind me. To my shock, there stood Clark, flanked by five of Leo’s guards.
• They weren’t alone. With them were six vampires, barely clinging to life, their pale skin stained with blood, their bodies limp and lifeless.