Chapter 82
“What did they do?” Adam joined me. He put Mina down and handed me her leash.
“Leave, I guess. Once I had the door locked, I peeked out the window, but I didn’t see anything.” I leaned over and studied the area at the curb. Sand or whatever was used to absorb automotive fluids covered the rectangle where the van had been parked, but otherwise there was no sign that mayhem had been played upon a vehicle. “You really do have minions!”
He stared at the tree across the road. “Let’s get into the house.”
I had my key out, but I paused. “Will you stay?”
“Of course. But…”
“But what?”
“You have to let other vampyres feed from you,” he said again.
I sighed. I knew that. But he was the only vampyre here right now.
Mina was doing her growling-at-that-spot-on-the-porch thing, and I explained about it to Adam. He smiled, but it was mechanical at best, and I could tell something was bothering him. What was it about that tree?