otte, calmly at first, then with increasing panic as it became clear she was nowhere to be found. Angels with beloved faces, come to preside over his fall. There now, pet, no more tears. Anne and Charlotte dismounted and tethered the horses, then walked up four steps to the iron-clad front door.
Charlotte, Charlotte, he said. In this unhuman form, the stronger vampire's skin was like glittering snake-leather as he wound his arms round Karl, suffocating. Karl glanced back at it, then climbed into the car, taking his trilby hat from the passenger seat and pulling it low over his eyes. She twisted and her feet skidded from under her, but he held her firm.
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