DAISY'S POV

"Elena," Noah whispered again, his voice filled with dread.

But before anyone could respond to Elena's call, something else happened that changed everything.

A small child's voice echoed through the burning building.

"Help me! Please, someone help me!"

The voice was coming from somewhere deeper in the building. It sounded like a little girl, maybe seven or eight years old.

"There's a child in here!" Sarah said, her maternal instincts kicking in immediately.

"Wait," I said, something feeling wrong about this. "How would a child get into a vampire council building during a fire?"

But Sarah was already moving toward the sound of the crying.

"Sarah, don't!" Noah...