Chapter 40Elephants trumpeted in the Berlin night. Somewhere nearby, a lion roared as Stanza got out of the red rent-a-car. "Here we are."
Mavis jumped at the sound of screeching monkeys when she set foot on the cobblestone street. "What was that?"
"The Berlin Zoo's a few streets over." Stanza gestured in the direction of a tree-lined park a block away, then pointed at an old brownstone building across the street from the rent-a-car. "And that right there is Number 8 Schreckstrasse. Perfect location."
Mavis shivered from the chill in the air. "Why is it so perfect?" She sank her cold hands in the pockets of her navy blue hoodie sweatshirt.
"The closer to a blood supply, the better," said Stanza.
"The zoo?" said Mavis. "They drink animal blood?"
"We can," said Arthur. "But h
