A coldness in the blood by Saberhagen Fred 1930-2007

Author:Saberhagen, Fred, 1930-2007 [Saberhagen, Fred, 1930-2007]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampires
Publisher: New York: Tor
Published: 2002-03-30T05:00:00+00:00

"There ought to be." Didn't the fire code require two in every building?

Stumbling and groping along as best he could with no flashlight, Andy turned away from the ghastly blockage, and led his stumbling companion toward where he thought the rear of the building ought to be.

Dolly stumbled again, and seemed to be having trouble walking. Andy murmured something intended as reassurance, and pressed ahead, scouting out the way. In the midst of thicker darkness, he found the passage blocked by what felt like quite an ordinary door. Some twisting of the building's frame had frozen it ajar, by only a few inches, and Andy in search of a way out now ruthlessly applied his shoulder.

The barrier suddenly gave way, and he stood staring into another room, this one relatively free of damage. The plywood covering of one window had been knocked askew, and some combination of moonlight and streetlight came pouring freely through. In the middle of the newly revealed space, a cheap bed with a stained mattress stood in comparative brightness, like part of a stage setting. On the bed two people were locked in a tight embrace. The man's dark suit now hung in shreds and rags on his pale body, as he crouched holding the woman's limp form in his arms.

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