I didn’t have concrete proof, but I’d been around witches long enough to strongly suspect Sabine of becoming a psychic siphon. She wasn’t a true vampire like the twins, yet Sabine’s abilities appeared to have become vampiric in nature. She didn’t feed on bodily fluids but the thoughts and emotions of others.
Sabine had always been a powerful psychic, even before she’d begun her transformation. Her unique ability caused so much fear, and as a result, she could always use it to feed, continuing her cycle of power.
She didn’t cause the same reaction in me, yet I understood why Piers and Gilbert were so concerned with her interest in my business — and my associates.
She was, after all, better at manipulating minds than your ‘standard’ psychic. Sabine was even better at it than any vampire I
