The darkness had surfaced and from the panicked look on Gabby's face it had already started to take it's toll. "Have you..." she began. "I had to get away." She nodded, understanding. Surrendering must have been the only way she could free herself. "I'm afraid, Aya." "I know," she frowned. "We need to get out of here." Zac's voice was quiet in the dark. "There's others upstairs," Gabby said. "The human is gone. Anyone can come in now." "What do you mean? Did they kill him?" "No," she shook her head, numbly. "I broke the compulsion. When he left, so did his hold on the house." Aya was impressed. Gabby's power ran deeper than she had thought. It had been a long time since she had heard of a witch breaking a vampire's compulsion, let alone their hold over a dwelling. The young witch seemed to drift away for a moment before saying, "They're outside.
