Jorick gave Katelina a final, reassuring smile before he tore the white doors from their hinges, opening Kateesha's secret den. A motion light snapped to life. Inside, two guards shouted in surprise, "They're attacking from all sides!"

Katelina couldn't hear whether they received an answer.

The guards dashed out the door. Jorick snapped the first vampire's neck before he could raise a weapon. He dropped the paralyzed body to the snow, and bounded over it to intercept ...