Before the knife could touch Isolde's neck, her eyes snapped open. Viviane staggered back, startled by the sudden awakening.
But Isolde was smiling, as though she had been waiting all along for them to come, waiting for the challenge.
"Oh my, my. Starting with such a dirty trick, are we? I'm proud of you, my daughter," she mocked, her tone dripping with derision.
Viviane took another step back, her caution sharpened.
Isolde rose from her seat, and the three vampire hunters stirred awake in front of her. They looked disoriented, their eyes darting around the chamber.
One of them froze in horror as he realized the truth, they had been trapped inside her dream all this time.
None of them understood what had happened, but instinct drove them to protect each other.
Isolde turned her gaze on the four vampires before her and laughed. "You allied yourself with these losers? Really?" She sighed, her disappointment theatrical.
