“DID YOU SEE that?” Billy said to the boys. They were bathed in the moonlight. “That wink... Did you? Did you?”

“You were seeing things, Billy.”

“She didn’t wink.”

“You imagined it.” Jeffery said in a bored tone.

“I did not!” Billy said hotly. “She did it.”

“Sit down, Billy.” Arthur said, dryly.

Billy sat down, mumbling and grumbling to himself. “I’m telling you guys, she planned it... that drink she gave us in the afternoon. It neutralized whatever was supposed to happen to us.”

“It might be true. She seemed truly nice in the afternoon.” Zach said in a small voice.

“I’m telling you, guys. The vampire’s expected us to give them a show tonight. But she planned it out. She is on our side.”

“If she’s on our side, she should break us out of here.” Arthur said.

“She probably doesn’t want to alarm the Vampires or she’s bidding her time.” Billy replied.

“You’re making excuses for her!” Arthur snapped.

“I am not. She’s not part of them.”

“She can easily break us out of here. Did y