Chapter 23. And I Screamed

Talia's POV

I started laughing. "You decided to rob Jarrod?"

"Yeah, and to make it even more funny, I decided to make my move in the middle of the night when now one was sleeping," he said as everyone started laughing. "I had the access codes for the basement, with that kind of security I figured the real valuable stuff was down there."

"It was," Jarrod said with a smile. "He came down the stairs as Anastasia was feeding from one of our familiars. We couldn't let him go, and our ability to cloud minds does not include the ability to remove memories. We held him for a few days, and eventually realized that his skills would translate well to our kind. He's a whiz with technology and computers, something that we old people still struggle with." I had to laugh at that. "He agreed to the change and has fit in well."

"Do you change many?"

"No, it's not a good idea," Jarrod said as he sat back. "The more vampires in your Coven, the harder it is to hide your ex