C34 Infiltrating the vampire's clan

Dallan did not see Hazel in his chambers or anywhere around the house. In alarm, he asked the guard outside the house where she'd gone.

After the guard said that she went behind the house, Dallan sprinted in that direction.

He didn't find her in the backyard or garden. Just as he passed through the curtain of leaves leading to the river, he heard a faint splash of water...

Stealthily