“Skulls are better. We’re free. But joining the Society of the Arts? You couldn’t have joined a more stiff group. A cage is a cage, no matter how fancy it is. Every vampire in the Rockies knows about the Society. They rarely speak to other vampires. Except for the Culture of Love. Those hippy vampires get along with everybody.”

“The Enforcer of the damn Code? Listen to me, Mark. He is dangerous. The killer of vampire-kind. He doesn’t just enforce the Code. He breaks it. No vampire drinks from another but I heard he DOES. He drained another one like us before—sucked him dry. Leave him before he decides to make a meal out of you.”

“Really? That’s lame. Grow a pair. We’ve all the power. We’re at the top of the food-chain. We’ll live longer than anyone before us. Do you think we’re a mistake? Humans are the miserable ones.”