Chapter 27

 The patch on his eye and an exaggerated limp gave Shen’s uncle the appearance of a sea worn pirate as he walked down the street with two other Chinese men of similar age. Even with his handicaps, he was still a force to be reckoned with. When Dumitru and three other vampires suddenly appeared in front of them, his demeanor remained calm and unruffled.

“Where is your nephew?” Dumitru jeered as he landed softly on the sidewalk and blocked their way.

“How do you exist? I thought you were destroyed along with your father,” Shen’s uncle said calmly.

All three men were shocked to see Dumitru, but not for the same reasons. Two, because he was obviously a vampire and one because he thought he’d destroyed him.

Dumitru threw his head back as his laughter rang through the night.

“Such an arrogant old man you are,” he sneered. “You thought you could destroy my father and me? What is even funnier