Jade slid into the open booth seat, the red vinyl creaking slightly under her weight. On the table sat two steaming cups of coffee, untouched and growing cold.
Anger flared in her eyes, a flash of white amidst the green. "What do you mean, the death of Ty?!" she demanded, her voice trembling with emotion. "Did you kill him that night? You put that hole in his chest!"
Heads turned at her outburst, causing Jade to lower her voice. She dropped her head, struggling to keep her composure. "No, not exactly," she replied. "I failed to protect him from Erebos."
Kieran's face hardened with the weight of her words. "For one reason or another, Erebos sought souls and managed to acquire around twenty that night, including Ty's."
Jade's eyes widened in shock. "Twenty souls? Including Ty's?"
Kieran nodded solemnly. "I was dispatched to investigate because they were alarmed about another creature being on Earth. They never expected a Vampire Lord."
