The three of them spun around to see standing at the only open end of the hallway were three vampires in suits, staring them down. The front one stepped forward slightly and smirked, “You’re good, you could hear us long before we heard you. But you’re very young Nymia, and you don’t know how to use your magic to mask your presence yet.”

Nymia stepped forward and cracked her knuckles, her fangs elongating, ready for a fight. “I’ll remember to learn that once we get ...