That night, as the atmosphere grew quiet, Jeanice slept restlessly. What she overheard from Evans and the mysterious man earlier filled her with worry. What did they mean by “special blood”? She couldn’t even understand why Ronan and the vampires would target her.

Jeanice, who had spent the night sleeping in Evans’ apartment, was still waiting for him to return. She wanted to ask him many things to ease her concerns.

“I hope I’m just misunderstanding things. I hope what I’m thinking isn’t true.”

“Where did Evans go? Why is he taking so long?”

Jeanice waited for Evans until late at night, but even as she fell asleep, the man...