Once they were safe in their room, Veronika turned on Lucy with suspicious eyes.

“Are you going to tell me what’s going on now?” Veronika put her hands on her hips in her best ‘I-mean-business’ type of look. Lucy did her best to hold back a smile. Despite being a vampire with deadly teeth, strength, and reflexes, there was nothing about Veronika’s small appearance that made her seem threatening.

Lucy shuffled past her and threw herself down on the bed. ...