Chapter Seventy-Three

Chapter Seventy-Three

Mirah

“Black spots, calloused hands, and bleeding nose,” I turned to Zeke who was standing close to me.

“Why do I feel like each time we get close to winning, another problem arises taking us back to square one?” I sighed.

“What’s the Book saying?” Kai asked, bringing in another sick person.

“Da-ji has gone oddly silent, I can't even get a response out of it.” I said, massaging my temple.

“Da-ji?” Zeke muttered.

“Oh, that's the name of the Book. How about we get a message across to Queen Belinda? She may have a solution.” I asked, facing Natasha.

“We can't risk it. Creating a portal is sure to attract the Lumi and Tyler. We agreed not to use magic within the fortress.” She replied, making creases appear on my forehead.

Just great.

A week ago, the Vampires within the fortress had begun developing a strange kind of illness, which made them fall unconscious. The numbers of affected people seemed to be increasing each day.

And- which was the most f