Lev shouldn’t care. He could have just let Conner take Verona and done anything to her. However, if Conner tries to suck Verona’s blood and reveal her secret, Verona cannot get out of Duradel alive.

“Fuck,” Lev cursed under his breath. It only took him less than a second to make up his mind.

He slid down the dome and jumped into a nearby tree. After that, he jumped down and ran along the edge of the lake, heading for the path that led him to the forbidden forest section. It’s a place where vampires eat their prey.

Duradel is completely in the reign of the vampires. The vampires here...