“Sam! Watch out!” Ella cried as a Mongrel appeared right behind Sam in a whoosh of floating air. He didn’t have the luxury to process his mother’s weird comeback, everything which followed was in a blur. Ella’s warnings were right in time to allow him to move away quickly so that the vampire missed his target. It was a vampire Mongrel - an original vampire which had been bitten to have werewolf powers. In pure reflex, Sam blocked the vampire’s attack with one hand, holding him by the neck. Since the vampires had trespassed their properties uninvited, their strengths were greatly reduced, giving Sam the upper hand. Normally, the vampires would be stronger than him, but there was a prophecy which stipulated that they had to be invited inside to unleash their full potential. It was the

