* Claire’s POV *
I don’t even remember fleeing the room. I don’t even remember when I reached for Sarah from her crib and ran outside with her. I was trembling from head to toe, and I desperately needed to get Sarah away from whatever danger was coming.
William barked some orders at me which I didn’t even hear properly before he dashed into the hallway. I wrapped Sarah up in a shawl then tucked her in my arms before I left the room. Just as I was about to leave, I spotted a silver dagger by the bedside drawer and I grabbed it without hesitating before I went outside.
I stumbled through the dark hallways of the council house, my heart pounding in my chest as the sounds of snarling and shouting echoed around me. I clutched the silver knife tightly in my hand, my only defense against the
