Katelina wanted dessert, but Wolfe and Sadihra excused themselves. Sadihra said they would have to eat together again, "Should your stay become prolonged." Katelina hoped it wouldn't be necessary.
She ate her pie in silence. On the way out of the restaurant they ran into Oren and the others, seated at a large table. Micah waved to them and called loudly, "Hey, Lunch! I heard you're some kind of freak now!"
Jorick only checked his fury a second before he reached him. "If you ever say something like that to Katelina again-"
"What? You'll rip my head off? Come on." The bald vampire pushed back from the table and held his arms out in a welcoming gesture. "Let's go, Executioner dog."
"Shut the f**k up, Micah," Katelina snapped. "People are staring."
"Yeah? Let 'em stare, huh?" He flexed hi
