FIVE
Samantha watched in horror as the cauldron tilted toward Sam’s face. She struggled for all she was worth, but there was nothing she could do to break free of her captors. She was helpless. She’d just have to stand there and watch it destroy the person she had come to love.
As the liquid doused Sam, Samantha braced herself, expecting to hear the horrible shrieks so often accompanied by a dousing of Ioric acid.
But as Sam became completely lost in the waterfall of acid, there was, strangely, not a single sound.
Had it killed him so quickly, so completely, that he didn’t even have a chance to scream? As the liquid stopped, Sam came into view.
And Samantha was truly shocked. As was every other vampire in the room.
He was fine. He blinked and looked around, clearly not in pain. He ev
