18:I can't touch her blood

"I've been expecting you witch",Brandon said as the woman appeared behind him.

Jezebel drew her cloak tightly around her bright hair so it wouldn't be seen. She stared coldly at the vampire, distaste evident in her expression.

"I came as soon as I got your signal",she said. "What went wrong? I thought I made it clear to you to bring me a drop of her blood. Without it, I can't figure out what she is".

"Do you think I didn't try?",Brandon retorted angrily. "I can't touch her blood".

"What do you mean?",Jezebel asked with a frown.

"When I pricked her arm, her blood burned me",Brandon said. His voice still held a trace of unbelief. "It felt like I dipped my skin in a pool of acid. It completely charred my claw".

Jezebel began to pace slowly. She was right. The girl wasn't human. Right from when Riven found her at the ocean, she had been thinking a lot. How could a human survive the terrible waves of the ocean for many days? If what Lord Brandon told her was true, and that the girl escaped