“Of course, Susan. I keep everything straight because I have to. Earth is about to become the battleground between some very nasty groups, and mankind is stuck in the middle. The stakes don’t get any higher than this. It makes for a complex, but very interesting game. Saving the world is a nasty business, but somebody has to do it.”

The vampire lifted her drink. “To saving the world then.”

They clinked their glasses together. “To saving the world.”