Katelina followed Samael's gaze to the plane. Lights throbbed in the darkness. Dust, stirred up by the landing, drifted away on a soft night breeze.

Katelina held her breath as the hatch opened, then folded down to a set of stairs. She tugged the dagger out of her pocket, not that it would be much use against Lilith. She remembered the battle at the ball; the way Lilith had thrown energy around, moved faster than sight, and held people in thrall just by looking at them. She'd ...