*The Black Feather Tavern*

We stared at the door, frozen still as we watched the shadow of the man pass back and forth under the crack.

"Rilian?" asked April, and a second shadow approached. "No, last I saw him, he was out at the bar."

"Oh, I could have sworn I saw him come back here," said Abel.

My heart was pounding so hard that Rilian wrapped his arms around me to muffle the sound. Vampires had incredible hearing. I was praying ...