Page 44 of The Vampire and the Barista

Olly hit some buttons and enhanced the picture. It was a side view.

“It can’t be,” Ivan whispered.

Just then, Ivan’s phone beeped. He pulled it out of his pocket and saw a message from Gavin.

At the library. A weird man has been creeping Jamie out. I’ve said we’ll stay here until you come to pick him up.

Ivan read the message to Olly before shooting back, Thanks, Gav. Will be there soon.

Olly started typing, and soon the inside of the library showed on his screen. “I’ve hacked the library. Let me rewind the video.”

They watched as everything rewound.

“Stop,” Ivan said.

Olly hit a button, and the screen froze, with a full face.

Ivan swore. “How can Derrick still be alive? That’s not possible.”

“Could it be a male descendant of his?”

Ivan shook his head. “No, look,” he points to the screen. “There’s a scar, just by the side of his eye. Derrick had one in exactly the same place. He got it one evening when he was trying to learn to fly. He jumped off a ladder and hit his head; the scar is a result of that accident. The chances of his descendants having the same one are astronomical. I need to figure out what to do about him.”

“Go and see Jamie, and I’ll see what else I can find out about him.”

“What do I tell Jamie, though?”

“The truth,” Kitty said from the doorway.

Ivan and Olly looked at her.

“Sorry, I did knock,” she said. “If someone from your past is out there causing trouble, you need to tell Jay the truth.”

Ivan nodded. “I do, I just don’t know how to tell him or how he’ll react.”

Kitty walked to his side and leant against him. “He might have questions, but he won’t leave you. Neither will me or Karl.”

Ivan kissed the side of her head. “Thanks, princess.”

“Can I come with you to pick up Jay?”

“Sure. Olly can come as well.”

“I can. I have my program running to find everything we can about him.”

“Let’s go then. I’ll message Seth and say we’ll be back soon.”