I left my bedroom, barefoot, the trousers undone and my shirt unbuttoned. “…of course any sign of blood has vanished, but you know we can sense—” I cleared my throat. “Ty, I’d like you to meet—” Adam started to say, but then he turned around and saw how I was dressed. “Oh!” “‘Oh!’ is right. Who’s this?” I scowled at him. Here I’d been hoping for…well…a little personal time, and what did I find but my front door open and another man—vampyre—standing on the porch. Mina stood before him, her ears perked and her tail waving back and forth like a plume. “And why aren’t you barking your head off?” I demanded. She looked back over her shoulder at me, gave me one of her doggy grins, then came to me and placed her paw against my shin. I remembered what Jimmy had said. “Think you’ve got me w

