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long and lank and kept flopping into their eyes. Their mouths were all fangs: toothy and sharp and
terrifying to contemplate. Their cheeks were so hollow theyтАЩd be the envy of any supermodel. They were
wearing rags, unbelievably filthy and pitiful rags, and thoтАШ they were there to put the hurt on me, I felt a
stab of sympathy all the same. These things were NostroтАЩs pets, and he wasnтАЩt taking good care of them.

тАЬBack off, boys,тАЭ I said, my voice booming around the small walls. тАЬYou donтАЩt want to mess with an
out-of-work secretary. WeтАЩre real testy.тАЭ

The Fiends cringed away from me, but I doubt it was because of my threat. And I suddenly realized I
could see a lot better than a few seconds ago.

The cross. The cross around my neck was glowing.

Not much. Not blazing with a pure white light like they do in the movies. The glow was feeble and
yellowish and the cross wasnтАЩt burning me, wasnтАЩt even warm, but the Fiends couldnтАЩt bear it. Neither
could Tina; sheтАЩd thrown her arms over her face.

тАЬWait a minute!тАЭ The hairтАжthe scrabbling motionsтАжthe way they were more animal than humanтАжI
knew these things. тАЬYou attacked me! You guys attacked me outside KahnтАЩs last fall!тАЭ I wanted to fall
down. I wanted to kick them in their evil ribs. It was a shocking idea, unbelievable, but I suddenly knew
how IтАЩd come to be a vampire. TheseтАжthingsтАжhad infected me. Then along came the Aztek a few
months later, and whatever the Fiends had put into my bloodstream from the scratches and nips had
become active.

Was that why most anti-vamp things didnтАЩt work on me? Because I didnтАЩt die by a vampireтАЩs hand, IтАЩd
only been infected by one? Or five?

I shook myself like a dog to get my head clearтАФIтАЩd been standing there like a dummy, my mouth
sprung ajar, but this wasnтАЩt the time. The Fiends were still cringing away from me, from the cross. I knew
now why Nostro had thrown me down hereтАФthese ornery little fellas would have torn a regular newborn
vamp to pieces. There but for the bravery of Tina would I be kibble for the Fiends.

тАЬGet out of here,тАЭ I said softly, and took a step forward. They scuttled back, then turned and fled.

тАЬCome on, shortcake,тАЭ I said. тАЬLetтАЩs get out of this fucking hole. And IтАЩve got a few choice words for
your boss.тАЭ

тАЬNostro isnтАЩt my boss,тАЭ Tina said. I tucked the cross into my shirt and she slowly lowered her arms.
тАЬYou are.тАЭ

тАЬWeтАЩll talk about it later. Come on.тАЭ

It was short work for us to climb out of the pit. The walls were made of brick, and there were plenty of
vampire-friendly crevices. Nobody was standing guardтАФNostro was pretty confident weтАЩd been
chomped, then. Tina knew the back way out, and I followed her. I had a rather large problem with her
next suggestion, though.

тАЬNo fucking way!тАЭ

тАЬPlease, MajestyтАФтАЭ