Chapter 286: A Figure In The Distance: Part Three

Did Cassius know they were there? No, no, keep your thoughts under control. Aila redirected her thoughts back to the vampires who would burn in the sun soon. Just as she did, she felt her master sliding into her mind like cold fingers coiling around her, trying to find out anything she may be hiding. Aila fixated on her anger, which made her gums ache and throat burn. It was all too easy to fall prey to that need for blood, that need for power. It was like a drug, and she made sure to use it to her advantage right now. 

Cassius smiled, and Aila relaxed slightly after feeling his powers fade away from her mind as he took a few steps back towards the castle, casting her a look over his shoulder and calling to her. "Are you sure you're not hungry?"