Near sundown, Oren suggested that Kai could sleep with Xandria. "She has one of the upstairs bedrooms."

Sorino gave a cold smile. "The couch will suffice. I'm sure there will be no unfortunate incidents on either side. We've spent enough time together to earn that measure of trust, or at least come to an understanding."

In other words, Kai wasn't going to kill them while they slept, so long as no one tried to drink from him.

With the humans settled, Oren led the ...