"What did you do to me?" August snarled, but Penelope quickly sprang onto her feet and shoved the girl back into the infirmary, looking behind her down the hall to see if there was any evidence of the lurking vampire.
When she didn't see him, she closed the door shut behind her and turned to face the girl whose rage was palpable on the air.
"I had to," she said simply, hissing as she realized that her clothes were covered in the hot stew she had been carrying. She took off the white lab coat, the wet sleeve scorching her skin.
"And what is this? Some kind of poison you were going to give me next? What's the real reason I'm here Penelope?" August took another step closer to the petite Winter, towering over her in height. She could sense the power Penelope had, but right now—with all of the anger and outrage she felt—she was certain she could take her in a fight.
