Jorick returned before Oren and motioned Katelina and Verchiel to follow him. They reached the lobby of the movie theater just as it was getting out. A group of vampires swarmed past, talking loudly about the movie and the lockdown. That was when Jorick leaned close to Katelina and said, "Sadihra will help us get out."

"Really?" A wave of relief swept through her.

"Why?" Verchiel asked.

"There's been an attack in Syria. Like Turkey, there were few survivors. ...