{IRIS}
Oh no… oh no… oh Goddess, what have I done?
Lord Val was very clear: Stay in school. Learn. Be invisible. Control the arcane simmering beneath your skin and cause no trouble.
Invisible.
Silent.
Unremarkable.
But here I was—having just hurled a ladle of garlic and ginger soup at a vampire. And not just any vampire… the moment I sensed her aura, I knew she was of noble blood. Ancient. Dangerous. Untouchable.
Yet the instant I saw her draw blood from Caroline's neck, my body moved before my mind did.
"Bitch! Who are you?!" the red-haired vampire hissed, her fangs showing.
Everything blurred.
A second vampire—the man beside her—lunged faster than my eyes could follow. His hand closed around my throat, lifting me off my feet as though I weighed nothing.
"Iris!" Caroline's voice cracked, her hand pressed against her bleeding neck as she staggered upright.
