B005EMAYWS EBOK (25 page)

Her eyes scanned the surrounding darkness, but she detected no movement. Turning her attention to the blacktop near the body, she searched for the book. It was gone.

Riddled with guilt, she brought her hands up to cover her face. The book was probably the reason the vampires had targeted him in the first place. Somehow they’d discovered that the professor had possession of the Book of Anu. If she hadn’t involved the professor, he would probably have went through his whole life without ever realizing that vampires were a reality.

The peaceful silence was abruptly shattered when a high-pitched giggle pierced the night air. Kathrina looked up and saw a female vampire hovering several feet above the ground. The sight of the woman sent a chill up Kathrina’s back. It was not that the vampire was horrifying to look at, but exactly the opposite. The woman had bright blue eyes and blond curls that fell across her shoulders. She could have been any suburban housewife - someone you might encounter while strolling down the aisle of a supermarket. It was the fact that the vampire was so average American that Kathrina found so frightening.

The vampire responded with a squeal of laughter and then she was gone so quickly that Kathrina’s eyes didn’t even have time to see her move.