Prologue
Her high heels clicked on the hard cold cobblestones of the dark alley. The unpleasant sound echoed back and forth between the narrow stone fences along the sides of the road. Fog crept up from the ground and brushed her long legs that the thermal stockings didn’t give much warmth to.
She regretted taking this shortcut already.
But at the other end of this alley, a surprise birthday party was waiting for her. Well, not really much of a surprise since she knew about it. Her best friend had tipped her off by asking her to wear something nice for their girls’ night out.
She smiled to herself and tried to ignore the eerie ambiance surrounding her. She was turning eighteen.
Soon.
She heard the sound of flapping wings. This area was notorious for bats—one of those animals she didn
