5 Chapter 5

“It’s no use, Klein—I’ll scream. I’m famous for my screams. You may have seen me in Night of the Vampirelast year.”

“Scream all you like,” Klein said with malicious pleasure. “Ziss room ist perfectly soundproof. Und as you see, it has no windows. No one will hear you.”

“That’s what I was hoping you’d say, loser.” Emma suddenly brought her two free hands into view, swung the heavy handcuffs at the German’s face, and knocked him to the ground.

She carefully picked up the cyanide capsule from where it had fallen, then turned back to Klein. “Fortunately I’m licensed to kill, so I can do this without compunction.” She forced his jaws open and pushed the pill into his mouth. Seconds later he was dead.

“I sometimes think cyanide is just too efficient,” Emma mused to herself. “It takes away the excitement of battle. Then again, there’s always the excitement of getting out of here undetected. That’s my next task.”