Chapter 49

After a session at a restaurant on the banks of the Nile, eating local food, and trying out smoking shisha at a cafe, the group returned to the hotel.

“Hussein, can I talk to you for a moment?” Pierre asked as the others headed up the front steps back to their rooms.

“Yes, sir. What do you need?”

Pierre opened his notebook to show Hussein the address he wanted to visit.

“A friend said to check on his old home,” Pierre lied. “Can we take a look?”

“Ah, this is in the French Quarter. It isn’t too far. I’ll summon the driver.”

Pierre looked around warily to see if the others were still around, but, to his relief, they had gone up to their rooms. He quickly climbed into the carriage and smoothed his hair as they took off—he didn’t know whether they’d run into the vampire and wanted to look his best. He watched