Chapter Twenty

Although she was worried about her friend, Kira couldn’t help being captured by the awe of what civilization now looked like as they made their way back to Manhattan.   More than once she expressed her fears and delights over the changes that occurred during her centuries of dormancy.

Her fascination with the scenery, both rural and urban, as they made their trip helped to ease the tension in the vehicle and, eventually, pull both Edwin and Tim’s focus off the danger they so narrowly escaped and onto explaining and educating her.  The mood eventually lightened, and the men found themselves smiling and laughing over her childlike innocence.

Tim stopped in front of Edwin’s apartment complex with the intention of leaving Edwin and Kira there before heading to his own home, but Kira would have none of it.  She insisted that he stay close until they were certain the vampires hadn’t picked up on his energy as well and followed them