Only Kristian had the power to go there without succumbing to frozen sleep; only he could return, or bring other vampires back with him. The shape was completely dark but for a long white hand stretched out to her… Let me help you up. The world is an abyss; I am the bridge that spans it. The vampire Karl waited for the concussion to roll away.
Karl could sense the creature in the house; he could sense another beat of human warmth, too. She broke off, staring at the cross dangling from Karl's fingers. Oh—to keep Karl away from Edward? And away from Madeleine, I think. Charlotte's eyes were a grey-violet glaze sealing in a void of misery, but still she didn't cry.
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