Chapter 9

“What would she even need a sword for?” asked the woman.

“Killing vampires.”

This made the woman laugh. “You two are a hoot,” she said, turning her attention back to the front.

Several more items came out, but Tasia paid little attention to them. Her thoughts had gone back to Dana. The zombie had been at the Maui Incident. Tasia had seen the videos and heard about her from Ingrid. Not even her father knew how close she’d become with Dana, and she regretted that things had ended the way they had.

After almost an hour, the group took a short break and were allowed to use the bathroom and drink some more. Tasia and Ingrid wandered the lobby for a bit until they were called back inside. This time, the tension in the air was palpable as the more interesting objects were brought out. Cursed objects, enchanted jewelry, all of them selling for millions of dollars. Magical items were extremely rare already, and the art of constructing them was a closely held secret. T