While Katelina and Jorick had been in the hospital, the other three vampires had cleaned up and changed their clothes. Jorick wore all black so the splatters of blood were nearly invisible, but Kateesha happily handed him a packet of handi-wipes to clean himself with anyway. He wrinkled his nose at the false "fresh scent" but dutifully swiped off the remaining blood from his exposed skin.

"You're sleeve's torn," Torina commented. "You should roll it up. And you have a hole in ...