*~Hazel's POV~*
Everything had been arranged at last. It had taken us two hours to smuggle Marcus to the edge of the vampire territory where Alice and Lilith had tracked.
We were almost there when Aurora hissed for the horses to stop. "Get down," she whispered sharply. "If the vampires catch the scent of the horses, they'll know we're near."
We all climbed out silently, boots landing in damp earth I drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to steady my hands. Aurora was still trembling beside me. Her fingers clutched the folds of her cloak as though she were holding herself together.
Something bad is happening to the triplets..
Her words from earlier still echoed in my skull. My heart clenched at the thought. My husband. What if she is right?
"I can already sense them," Marcus's voice cut through my spiraling thoughts. His tone was deeper now. "They're close. All of them."
"What's the plan?" he asked, glancing over at me. "How do we control them?"
