Chapter 9
Mira awoke to the sound distant thunder. Enhanced vision couldn’t help her see in the pitch-black cave. Years of being a vampire had given her an innate sense for when it was night, and she knew it would be safe to venture outside. If, that is, she could find the entrance. No light, no small sign of luminance gave her any clue which way to go. She crawled in the dirt, slowly feeling her way around for the wall, and finally located the rock blocking the entrance. With a grunt of strength, she pushed it aside.
Outside the night air thick and heavy with humidity. A long-forgotten cloying scent took hold in Mira’s nose, awakening old memories. Rain. Both pungent and fresh at the same time, the smell was a reminder of simpler times.
More than thirty years had passed since she’d las
