Seamus could hear the crows on the other side of the door, harsh laughter mixed with the rush of wind.
He gripped Diane's hand so she wouldn't just barge in. His brows knitted as the overwhelming power he'd sensed a moment ago suddenly thinned.
Diane felt it too. She looked at him, eyes full of questions. "Something's wrong… where's that tremendous power?"
He shook his head. "We still need to be careful."
He pushed the door open.
A wall of black wings greeted them. Crows covered the rooftop and not just this one, but the entire campus, a living dark cloud.
Seamus's instincts went taut. The sight pressed on him like a warning, a sense of impending doom.
On the edge of the roof, a man stood balanced on the railing, arms spread wide as though speaking to the birds.
Black hair tipped with blond framed a lean, slightly short figure but Seamus could feel it at once: stronger than any scavenger, clearly evolved.
[Ding!]
[Hostile vampire detected. Marked as "Enemy."]
