Declan held me tightly to his chest, his fingers digging painfully into my arm and my thigh. The rest of the castle was quiet and deserted, even after we left the west wing and I finally got to see more of it. Werewolves would never willingly wake up early and vampires could spend those quiet hours alone, doing whatever they pleased when they didn’t have to keep werewolves into account. The only people we encountered were humans, who were busy cleaning and lighting fireplaces.
I was already shivering inside, but nothing could prepare me for the cold we faced when the guard opened one of the side doors. A fresh, but small, layer of snow had fallen overnight, but now the sky was a clear blue and the sun was peeking out over the distant mountain tops.
The human was smart and led them furth
