Selena’s spy said breathlessly as he burst into her private chambers. “I have returned from the States with momentous news!” “Do sit down, Charles.” Selena feigned scorned boredom though she was quaking with excitement. Will I finally have ammunition against Silas? The vampire obeyed and sat in a chair across from her throne. “Silas McNaught has Marked four more mortals. Teenagers!” he finished. “How very odd.” Her brow creased in a frown. Most vampires only Marked one mortal at a time. What could Silas have been thinking? And more importantly, how could she use that against him? “One of the females is not human,” Charles added as an afterthought. Selena jerked upright and narrowed her gaze on the vampire as if he were a fascinating insect. “What do you mean? Is she a vampire then?” Could one even Mark another vampire? Charles shook his head. “No. I don’t know what she is, but the creature radiates power, the likes of which I’ve never felt before.” He shuddered.
