DAISY'S POV

Isabella laughed. "Oh, my dear child. I'm not going to kill you permanently. The ancient ones will bring you back, transformed into something greater. You'll be reborn as one of them - immortal, all-powerful, perfect."

"And if they don't?" I asked.

"Then you'll still have served a greater purpose," Isabella said. "The return of the ancient ones is worth any sacrifice."

That's when I knew for certain that Isabella was completely insane. She was willing to murder her own niece on the chance that some mythical ancient vampires might bring me back to life.

But I had also noticed something else while she was talking. The robed figure...