In the ongoing Vampire war, Christian churches were neutral ground. Vampires fought wherever the fight took them, and that included sacred ground. 'Guardian Angel Cathedral' in Las Vegas, with its soaring twin spires sat somewhat incongruously among skyscrapers of steel and glass. The historic monument was a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit. The Centuri (bodyguards) checked out the grounds, the entrance before Theodore stalked through the great doors of the Cathedral. The being who stood waiting for them on the pulpit had hair dark as the night, pulled back in a plait that reached his back. Ezechiel's pale skin was stretched taut across high cheekbones. Under thick brows, brown eyes slid insolently over Theodore. He knew they were assessing the number of lethal weapons co

