We ride at night fall

(Tessa)

"Dimitri slaughtered all those humans at the donation center," I told him. "And he killed pack members who witnessed it."

My dad looked at me with wide eyes. I could see the skepticism in his face.

"I---I helped him," I whispered in shame, looking down. A gasp escaped Ellie who was leaning against the front door.

"We had no choice," Ambrose spoke up. "The prince has banished our wolves to the deepest parts of our mind. Our vampire side has taken over. We couldn't resist in that room full of... carnage."

My dad glanced at Ambrose briefly then back to my face, "What happened to him?" he asked gesturing toward Rowan on the floor.

"He's been tortured, fed upon viciously," I said as tears streamed down my face. "He's done nothing wrong."

My dad ran his hands over his face, clearly overwhelmed,……