CHAPTER 26Abby went straight into the city and lurked in an alley until darkness, waiting for vampires.
It took her two nights to find one. From the smell of him, he’d eaten only recently. At least that meant Abby didn’t have to watch him feed on a human as she stalked him.
Abby peered at him from around a corner. He was alone, which meant he was old.
As if sensing he was being watched, he spun around and met her eye.
Abby froze—it was Gabriel, the old vampire who’d told her to return in one hundred years.
“I know you’re watching me,” he said silkily. “Come on, come out now.”
Not having much choice, Abby stepped from around the corner. A jolt of fear shot through her. Predator, she thought. He’ll kill me if I make a wrong move.
He looked her up and down, then tilted his head. “I kno
