Just as Cadence stepped aside, raising up her right leg in a kick that landed squarely in the Vampire’s gut, she heard a barrage of gunfire from upstairs. Checking her IAC, she could see that Brandon and Meagan were pinned in the hallway and that Meagan had been hit in the arm. Apparently, these bastards had guns and weren’t afraid to use them.

“I’m going up there,” Elliott said, and it wasn’t a question. Not that she wouldn’t have agreed. He flew up the stairs as Cadence turned to see he’d only taken care of two of the Vampires he’d been engaged with, which meant she had the bowling ball...