Fondling the paper, I unfolded the paper and read: Dearest Snow, You have been bitten by your hunter and are now a revenant. Congratulations! The strong survive, and only one will have the pleasure of becoming my new host. Now is the time to play. Build up your strength. Enjoy all your new body has to offer. Find your true love. Get your fill of him physically, emotionally, spiritually, and then kill him. You must do so by your eighteenth birthday. I believe in you, Snow. You are passionate, and that is why I've marked you. The sooner, the better. Yours, The Vampire Queen My hands shook. The letter had been written by her and in - I sniffed the red ink and instantly knew it was blood. Dread surged through me. She could be anywhere, yet I knew nothing about her, not