I felt so guilty about leaving Cassie behind. It was all I could think about as I drove. I knew he wouldn’t hurt her. Well, not in the same way he would hurt me. He couldn’t show his true self to her and that gave her protection that I didn’t have. It didn’t stop me from feeling like I had let her down, though. Like I was a coward, mainly because I was. I was a vampire, and I had run from him like all that existed was my human half. I couldn’t help but consider how ashamed my parents would be of me and how I had proved them right time and again.
Brodie followed me for much longer than I thought he would manage. I had pushed my little cream Mini to within an inch of its life and I could feel it losing grip on every bend I took at stupid speed. It was a waiting game to see whether he droppe
