It was midnight when Sorino announced that they should get ready to depart. When Jorick started to ask him a question, the thin vampire interrupted brusquely, "I have arranged everything. Jill and Lurid will allow the use of their planes and Thadimus will have us driven to the airfield. Everything is handled."

"Yes," Oren said as Sorino walked away. "Handled to benefit him."

Jorick only nodded.

The luggage was loaded into three large SUV-like jeeps. Thadimus ...