NOLAN
As we hung around the building where Zuna and Grace Ulrich lived, fear engulfed me. As much as I cared for Naire, I still felt like I wasn't going to leave this place alive.
Perhaps this profound fear of vampires stemmed from all we got to learn about vampires as kids. When I was much younger, I would hear from Mum and even others that vampires were the worst beings in the world and didn't even deserve a spot on the planet. We would shiver when we heard all the things they could do.
But right now, Mum and I were going to walk in there any time now, almost half certain that we would not walk out.
"Just take deep breaths and let me do the talking," Mum said, looking me in the eyes for a moment. "It's not easy going into a den of vampires, especially ones as sadistic as this coupl
