Franklin gave a mock salute and hurried to follow her deeper into the house. He could hear fighting outside, then the crash of a window. Was someone jumping in or out?

Either way, they won't escape us.

A vampiress met them in a room with a piano. Tendrils of black hair had fallen from her updo, and gray eyes flashed fury. "Who are you?"

Senya flicked the medallion around her neck. "You know who we are. Identify yourself."

The black haired beauty raised ...