CHAPTER SEVENTEEN I could see it was going to be another night of heart-attack-inducing fun. Tegan, too, looked almost as worried as I felt as he stood. “Thanks for the warning. Did Grau tell you if the medicine is done?” “It is not, but it will be done by midnight.” Tegan turned his face to one side and a few muttered words escaped him. “Damn it. Too much time for them.” “My Lord advised that you make yourselves known to the Key, otherwise he will smell your presence and be suspicious,” Boyle added. Tegan pursed his lips. “A vampire Key. Just what we needed.” “Are they worse than human ones?” I asked him. He turned to me and tapped the side of his nose with one finger. “Their sense of smell is a powerful tool. It’s nearly as strong as that of a werewolf and has the unique

