One of the vampires holding Sarah was Peter Standish. He ran a finger along her jaw line. "I had forgotten just how beautiful you are." Sarah growled and jerked her face away. Standish laughed, "Still as feisty as ever. I have to admit, I have thought of you many times over the years, probably would have hooked up with you again if it were not for Jackson's threats. Tell me, are you still all doe-eyed and searching for happily-ever-after, or have you come to your senses?" He glanced at Connor who barely contained his rage. "Is this one a temporary diversion?" Sarah shared a fearful gaze with Connor. "Oh, so you are still naive enough to hope he'll stick around. When will you ever learn?"
Sarah glared at him and yelled, "Go to hell, you pig!"
"Ha, still living in fairy-tale land, I see. What a pity, all that beauty and hot sex wasted." Connor clenched his fists and ground his teeth in an effort to keep from showing his strength. Standish grabbed Sarah's chin. "Victor has promised I will be the one to stake you. Now that I see you again, I think we should have some fun first."
She spit at his face and snarled, "I'd happily die rather than let you touch me."
Victor waved his hand in the air. "Enough!" He approached Jackson, his face inches away. "I think you will be the first to die, pretty boy."
Cassandra sidled up behind him whining, "Victor, you promised I could stake him."
He rolled his eyes at Jackson and muttered, "She is such a pest, no wonder you dumped her."
Elisabeth and Connor were both out of Victor's line of sight. Connor assumed his best course would be to remove the IV from Elisabeth's arm, and saw this as his opportunity. He had no idea how long it would take her to regain consciousness, or, if even then, she would be strong enough to free herself, yet he saw no other option. He used all his strength to easily overpower the two vampires holding him. He was at Elisabeth's side before anyone realized, and tore the needle from her arm. He broke two of the chains holding her before four vampires attacked him.
Taking in the scene, Victor pushed Cassandra toward Jackson bellowing, "Take him!" He then hurried to Elisabeth who was already sitting up straight. Her face contorted with rage, and her eyes blackened. As Victor moved toward her, she caught sight of Cassandra attacking Jackson, ripping into his neck with her fangs while he screamed, "Get off me, you bitch!"
Victor grabbed the IV and Elisabeth's wrist. She easily severed the chains holding her other arm and caught him by the neck. He fumbled with the IV for a moment, but failed to find a vein with her gripping his throat. Elisabeth let out a fierce growl and morphed into a wolf.