Pact of Blood
"He is an opportunist."
"And he won't be a problem much longer," a voice hissed from the dark shadows of the intersecting archway. The three of them froze. From behind a towering pillar of basalt, stepping out into the dim ambient light with slow, deliberate arrogance, came Vlad.
His midnight-black cloak was slightly tattered at the hem, and his scarred face twisted into an ugly, venomous sneer. He kept his hands hidden beneath his cloak, his dark eyes locked entirely onto Laura with a desperate, pathetic malice.