DAISY'S POV

"I won't let you sacrifice yourself," I told Viktor firmly. "This is my mess. I should be the one to fix it."

"Actually," Viktor said with a strange smile, "I have a better idea."

Before I could ask what he meant, Viktor grabbed my hands again.

But this time, instead of trying to take the curses from me, he was trying to give me something else.

"What are you doing?" I screamed as new power flowed into me.

"Giving you a choice," Viktor said through gritted teeth.

The power he was transferring felt different from the curses. It was older. Stronger. More controlled.

"This is ancient vampire magic,"...