I fired three shots in rapid succession. Two hit center mass, the wooden bullets doing their job. The vampires screamed and went down, clawing at the stakes in their chests.
The third one dodged and rushed me.
I met him with the silver blade, cutting across his chest. He hissed and recoiled, and I pressed the advantage, driving him back with quick strikes.
Jade appeared behind him, her hands glowing with magical energy. She blasted him with force that sent him flying into the wall, and I finished him with a bullet to the heart.
"Clear," she said, checking the other two. Both were dying, the wooden bullets having pierced their hearts. "Nice shooting."
"Thanks. How are the others?"
"Cleaning up inside. We got most of them, but a few scattered." She pulled out her phone, texting rapidly. "Selene's sending cleanup crew. We should – "
A crash from above. I looked up to see two more vampires bursting through a second-story window, landing in a crouch.
