Chapter 277
Katelina's lunch was better than her breakfast. When she left the restaurant at midnight, she was full for the first time in days.
"So now what?" she asked Jorick. "Should we look around?"
"We could go to the room so you can watch television. I brought a couple of books."
"Are you serious? We came here to meet the ultra-powerful council and you brought reading material?" She thought of the book filled room in Maine; their new "library". "You're addicted!"
Before he could reply, an alarm gave three sharp blasts, and then fell silent. Jorick's eyebrows went up and she saw curiosity gleam in his eyes.
"It's none of our business," she said firmly and grabbed his arm. They didn't need to get mixed up in anything!
She tugged Jorick through the corridors. Vampires stood in bunches, their eyes on the ceiling and their chatter a muted whisper. At the elevators, Jorick pulled back and looked up, too.
Katelina followed his gaze to the chandelier. "What are you looking at?"