I stared at Corrine for a couple of seconds, my mind reeling. Don't you think I want that? Don't you think I want Sofia here with me? But there was no way I could bring Sofia back. I didn't even know where hunter headquarters was.
"I want her here. You know that," I reiterated to Corrine, "but right now, I need to get The Shade back into shape…starting with this lockout. I need the humans back at their posts before the island crumbles."
"And what if Felix and his men randomly begin attacking people again?"
"I'll post guards over the Vale and all the other establishments to make sure nobody hurts the humans."
Corrine scoffed at this. "You're going to post vampires to stand guard over humans? Do you really think they'll agree to that?"
"They won't have a choice. I'm their king."
