Chapter 131. Heads Will Roll

Lydia

The vampire with the shaved head brings Jesse and I back to camp dressed in some ill-fitting clothes he had with him in a backpack. The vampire I attacked lies on the ground, blood soaking the front of his shirt. The earth beneath him is a dark red, almost black. I’m shocked that he’s still alive. I thought I’d killed him. The other Blood Takers are trying to get him to drink blood, but he can’t keep it down because of the wound in his throat.

“How’s he doing?” the vampire with the shaved head asks. “Can you patch him up?”

“This isn’t an ordinary cut. We have to get him to a physician,” one of the Blood Takers says. “He can’t heal properly like this. The medical training I have isn’t enough.”

The vampire with the shaved head pauses, staring down at the wounded vampire. “We can’t go get a doctor. We’re on a schedule.”

“Romy will die if we don’t get him help, Toman.” The other vampire stands and folds his arms.

“He knows the r