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Coleevery vampire he came across He smiled and walked toward theht he andering the halls because he could They tried to force him back to his roo They never suspected him capable of murder
As Cole wiped the inky blood off his knife he ant bastards" His foot connected with the dead va theh It didn&039;t fix what they did to him, to his family Cole tried hard to contain his eht out the worst in him Cassie knew it, which hy she wanted him to show mercy, but Cole didn&039;t want to show mercy He wanted to annihilate their kind, and wipe vampires from the face of the Earth
Maybe he shouldn&039;t have told her what the vamps intended to do with her The Captain told him that little piece of information last Sheher shouldn&039;t have changed anything, but it changed everything Cole kneas happening in the palace that night and where Maybe he should have protected Cassie from the truth, but it was too late now
After Cole cleared the hallway, he went back and singled to Cassie that they could follow Then, the pattern repeated As theythrough the palace They were flooding toward a single point like rats running froroup into a rooh the halls Sneaking the group outside with so many vampires present wasn&039;t an option He needed a better vantage point to see what changed This was not what the Captain had planned Sonaled to Chaucer for hi the room swiftly, Cole reached out and pushed back a massive velvet drape He looked out theand cursed under his breath From where Cole stood, he could see the front palace lawn It was covered in va them forward, dressed in red Sophia Cole watched closely, trying to deter The front laas mostly smooth, with the exception of the front drive that curved toward the palace with thick snow banks on either side
Turning his face, Cole looked the other way The roo in one of the ree of the Southern lawn, as well, which appeared undisturbed The orchard sat there frozen, the jagged branches jutting up into the cloudy sky like bony fingers That side of the palace was all hills and shadows While Cole didn&039;t see anything, that didn&039;tback at the front lawn, Cole noticed that the va out onto the front lawn They see the front gates, bouncing down the driveway, flanked by guards on snow hed as the wind battered her skirt, streaking it like spilled blood across a canvas of white snow
Cole turned toward the roo to do, one way to proceed Cassie was going to kill hiht, Cole spoke with authority that shocked , as if he knew Cole was capable of so le location on the front lawn This is a deviation froaze cut from face to face and finally landed on Cassie&039;s Her brown eyes were narrowing, as if she knehat he was going to say before he said it "We&039;re exiting through the south side of the palace It&039;s our best bet Once outside, we travel on foot untilIf you fall behind, you&039;re left behind" He directed that cooing outside first to et out Do not leave this roo that coh it It should take me twenty minutes to reach the South exit and survey the path to the outer wall"
Cassie pushed to the front of the group, "I&039; with you"
"No, you aren&039;t You&039;re staying here where I know you&039;ll be safe" Cole didn&039;t even he look at her
Cassie snapped at his heels, following him to the door like she intended to punch Chaucer in the face if he tried to stop her "You can&039;t tellout there alone is stupid At least lethis face to hers, he hissed, "There&039;s nothing you can do, Cassie Stay here If so happens to me, you&039;ll be the one they look to for help If I&039;m not back within the hour, move out You can&039;t stay here Understand?"
"Cole," she pleaded, but he was already out the door
Looking over his shoulder, Cole saw Cassie&039;s big brown eyes watching him walk away "Lock it," he said to Chaucer, who nodded and pressed the door shut When Cole heard the click, he took off at a full run