Raven put her hands on her hips in an authoritative gesture. “Then it’s murder. We ought to call the police.”
Gerda, her partner, shook her head. “We can’t do that—not until six this evening. Remember we’re locked in here until then. Serena was the only one who knew the emergency code. And there’s no phone or anything, so we’re on our own for the next twelve hours.”
I grinned broadly. “Whoa, cool—in here all on our own with a murderer.” Then the reality of it sank in and I stopped grinning.
Crystal suddenly pointed an accusing finger in Zuzana’s direction. “It was the vampire, obviously. I know she isn’t a real vampire, but she pretends to be. And killing people is exactly what vampires do. She slashed his throat with those fangs of hers.”
Zuzana gave her a cold look. “I am not a murde
