Margaret proceeded to watch in horror. What had she done? A little voice in her head reminded her that the vampire would never have let her chaperone go. But that sickening sight was all she could see. Though she was blinking far too much for that to be the case.

The debutante hadn't even realized that she had been screaming. Not until she was gasping and shaking. All she could do was stare. At her chaperone, the the vampire as she spoke. The witch was likely going into shock. By trauma or pain, it was anyone's guess. She could barely hear the vampire's words over her heart pounding in her chest.