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Cate’s eyes fell on the prostrate figure of her brother. “Adam!” She rushed to his side and tried to roll him over.
Ruthven and Sarah joined her, and the vampire was able to roll him onto his back. Sarah’s breath caught in her throat. Adam wasn’t breathing.
Then she remembered that he never breathed.
Cate shook his shoulders. “Adam! Come on! Knock it off!”
One of Adam’s eyes squeaked open and his gaze fell on his little sister as he winced. “You’re getting stronger.”
Cate laughed as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Don’t scare me like that!”
Adam looked over her shoulder at Ruthven. “Did we win?”
Ruthven nodded. “Yes, with a great deal of teamwork.”
“Good. Now-” Adam grasped Cate’s hands and drew them off him as he sat up. A frown slipped onto his lips as he l
