Die or be a slave to vampires? What the hell kind of choice was that?
Patrick's mouth wouldn't work, and Claudius looked to Michael. "I'll let you decide. Should I kill your brother or let him live?"
Michael looked wildly from one to the other. Patrick shook his head, though he wasn't sure what it meant. Life as a servant to these monsters, or the horror of death? Which was worse?
Michael sagged. "Let him live."
Claudius turned back to Patrick. Without warning, he bit Patrick catty-corner to the first ragged wound. Patrick cried out, but the vampire stopped as quickly as he'd started.
"Knife."
At the command, Troy handed his master an open pocket knife. Patrick whimpered as Claudius cut what looked like a crude half-moon shape under the bite.
"There." Claudius tossed the knife to T
