ase, Ella. Just a little. For Cassid

hollow, bitte

shed. "You will give blood, Eleanor. Sh

my arms. My body felt weak. My si

slid into my arm. The rhythmic throb of the pump

pots danced before my eyes

of my blood clutched in his hand.

back. My teeth gritted. M

buckled. I leaned against the cold w

onversation drifted out. Cas

d?" Cassidy giggled. "I knew sh

caught in

g. "Of course, it worked, hon

d, her voice laced with triumph.

on for her. So she knows her place.

eded to be taught a lesson. For

parents' grave. A searing pain ripped through

ds me. Someone scream

ere was

world was a blur of chaos. A man in a dar

Don't cry," he said, his voi