Crimson Death
“This time we met in a churchyard at the edge of an ancient-looking cemetery. Compared to last time, it was out in the damn open, and that had gotten two people kidnapped. I didn’t understand why we were meeting here until Damian hesitated at the edge of the stone wall. He had the hood on his coat up, his hands plunged into the pockets, sunglasses back in place. Honestly, with the hood up, there was almost none of him in the sunlight.
“I can’t step on holy ground,” Damian said.
I had a “...duh” moment. “Crap, of course you can’t. Some vampire expert I am.”
He smiled. “Trust me, I won’t forget that stepping on holy ground could make me burst into flames.”
“Wait. I’ve had vampires with me in graveyards before, and they didn’t burst into flame.”
“This is a graveyard inside a church wall. It’s potentially part of the church itself, and I can’t enter a church.”MoreLess
“I can’t step on holy ground,” Damian said.
I had a “...duh” moment. “Crap, of course you can’t. Some vampire expert I am.”
He smiled. “Trust me, I won’t forget that stepping on holy ground could make me burst into flames.”
“Wait. I’ve had vampires with me in graveyards before, and they didn’t burst into flame.”
“This is a graveyard inside a church wall. It’s potentially part of the church itself, and I can’t enter a church.”MoreLess
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