She looked at her hand that was still in my abdomen. "But I'm sure you knew that. Did it ever occur to you how I survive?"

"You drink—"

"Human blood?" she laughed. "How do you think a human can survive amongst non-vegan vampires? I don feed off of humans or beast for that matter. They're tainted: animals by dirt and humans by drugs. No. I like things untainted." She removed her hand from my abdomen and looked at the sticky liquid there.

"You've found a new way?"

"I guess you can call it that." She then let her finger drift to her mouth taking in the venom present.

"H-how?"

"One of my many things I can do is manipulate physical health. For example, I can make your skin rot—" Aurora's burns appeared into my mind "—or I could convert you back to your human state." She grinned.

"How d—"

"I found my abilities from my mate. He, god rest his soul, had an ability too and took great interest in other abilities. He had me practice what I could do on him and turned him into a human. I found I couldn't return him to a vampire so I tried giving the man immortality. I guess you could say I was overzealous. Vampire turned human is quite delicious.

"When I'd drained him I found something new: I took my mate's power as well. His ability, mind control, wasn't the only ability I 'absorbed.' Hell, I'm using his former ability as we speak." She scoffed. "I can also see abilities, read minds. I'm almost like the Swiss army knife of vampires and soon I'll be more power full than your Volturi."

"Why me?"

"I'd be able to have my own connection to the future. And eventually, Russell's power." She smiled. The only reason why she kept us locked up was to corral us.

"Well, well. You are quite the slow one. Aurora saw my plans straight away. Luckily I had a tight enough leash on Russell like he oddly did for you." She growled and I tried to twist myself from her mental grasp.

"Not so fast." The hand on my face burned as the wound on my stomach healed yet something else happened. For the first time in almost a century, I felt heat flood my body.

"Why didin't you heal Katrina? Make her see? Make her like you." I looked at Kassandra. In my eyes, everything was dull no where near as vibrant as she was before she turned time back.

She didn't answer for a long time. "I was waiting for the opportune moment. Sadly it seems like it won't ever appear." She grabbed my leg and tossed me toward Katrina. I landed just in front of her and slid to where I was right next to her. As I landed, I heard a snap then a felt a searing pain rush up my leg and body.

"Katrina," I placed my hand on hers. "Are you alright?" my voice was shaking and I could hear labored breathing. She was giving up…

"Think of Chris." I whispered. "He'll be here soon."

"What makes you think he's still alive?" Kassandra drew near me grabbing tightly on my wrist and wrenching me free from grasping Katrina's hand. Her teeth grazed against the palm of my hand but she was ripped away from my arm as my coven and Russell raced into the room. Allegra pressed her against the wall.

"Tell them to release me, Russell." Kassandra ordered. "Or I'll kill her."

"Right." Allegra snarled and pressed tighter on her throat. Kassandra moved her hand and the hole that was once in my stomach opened a little. I screamed then looked to Katrina. Her shallow breathing was becoming more and more labored.

"Chirstopher, help her." I tried to say but all that emerged was blood so with a weak hand I motioned toward her. She shouldn't die. She barely lived.