"You’re a fool if you think you can kill me," Loki said, brushing dirt from his coat with casual arrogance. "Didn’t your ancestors tell you what it takes to end me?"

Xander’s wolf snarled, claws dragging across the ground. His golden eyes blazed with fire, daring Loki to keep talking.

But the vampire prince was unfazed.

He tilted his head, the smile on his face chilling in its calm. "Only a true royal bloodline can destroy me. Not brute strength. Not silver. Not sunlight. A royal heart, a sacrifice, a life for a life."

Loki chuckled darkly, walking slowly in a wide circle, pacing like a predator. "So unless you’re...