Jorick drew a tight, discontented breath. "Fine. If you want to stay, Katelina, then stay." His eyes moved to Rachel. "If anything happens to her-"
Rachel nodded, and the two vampires turned and trudged through the snow. Oren's voice came back to them in what was probably a tirade.
Rachel smiled pleasantly and held the door wide. "Are they always like that or is it reserved for special occasions?"
Katelina hesitated. She didn't know Rachel, or the others. What was to stop them from killing her? She glanced to where Jorick and Oren had been, but they'd disappeared into the darkness.
"I swore a blood oath. Surely you're not impolite enough to think I'd break it?"
"No," Katelina managed unconvincingly. "Of course not."
Rachel gave a satisfied nod. She led Katelina inside and through the
