Chapter 279
Katelina's legs were jelly as Jorick pulled her after him, and it was only confusion that kept her upright. She glanced back over her shoulder. The broken chandelier swayed gently and threw moving shadows over the gory scene. One of the Scharfrichter had covered their dead comrade with their coat, and another knelt next to the vampire Griselda had shot. He prodded the corpse, then lifted his blood splattered face and shook his head wearily.
Jorick pressed the elevator button, and the doors opened a second later to reveal Verchiel, Neil and Cyprus. They surged forward, but Jorick shoved them back inside and pressed the button for the fourth floor.
"What's going on?" Cyprus demanded. "The alarms-"
Verchiel motioned him to silence and glanced to a badly concealed camera in the corner. "Looks like the excitement is over. How about a game of go fish in Jorick and Kately's room?"