Down we went again, this time taking the same stairs as I'd used to locate the vampire's new resting place. Only this time, when we hit the bottom, the Enforcer led me through the first door on the right. I stared down the corridor at the guarded entrance to the vampire's lair, but only two more black-robed witches met my gaze.

Night time, right. The vampires were already gone.

The door didn't make a sound, and I found myself holding my breath in the stillness of the ...