Chapter 38

Declan:

The brothers touched down in a dark, quiet alley, looking around for any human witnesses before they stepped into the bustling street. It looked like all the villagers were out tonight, trying to enjoy as much of the summer before the winter cold chased them back into their homes.

People stopped and looked at them as they passed. Declan was used to it. Humans were naturally attracted to vampires. When he was newly born, he took full advantage of this attraction, but now that he was older, he found it easier to resist the gaggle of humans that always threw themselves at him.

“Over there,” Matthew said, pointing to a dingy pub, “a proper hole in the wall.”

“Ah yes,” Joel said, “just the place to catch a good dose of hepatitis.”

Samuel laughed. “I’m sure you’ll survive it.”

The brothers crossed a busy street, all of them seemingly oblivious to the human stares that followed them. They were, in fact, very aware of