“How’s your nap?” The vampire king asked a few hours later.

“Not bad.” I yawned and looked at my surroundings, “I have questions for you,” I said.

“Why am I not surprised?” he said drily. “What more can you possibly ask while we’re running?”

“Technically, you’re the one who’s doing the running, and I let you carry me, so I need something to occupy my mind.”

“Perhaps I should put you down and let you do the running?”

“I don’t mind stretching my ...