Autumnvale is still reeling from Paladin Roche's death. But Lord Henry Merritt can't help but shake the feeling that there is more to the mystery. His suspicions combined with his sweat-drenched dreams lead him in the middle of the night to Doctor Dommik's door.
But when he confronts Dommik, he is shocked to learn that the good doctor is a vampire! And Doctor Dommik has an agenda bigger than Henry could have imagined. First, he must claim Henry as his ownin more ways than one.
This is a 5,500-word short story.
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