I was on the ground struggling against my attacker,who tried to crush my throat.

Flames engulfed him before I could plunge my stake into his heart.

Christian had wielded his fire magic.

"Are you crazy? This house is made of wood!"

But it was too late. A spark had hit the floor. The tall flames creeped up the wooden beams, advancing menacingly.

A pillar crashed in front ofthe advancing vampires who screamed as the embers hit them.

I grabbed Christian and we threw ourselves out through the window, running away from the burning inferno, into the dark forest.