(Third Person)
"Sir!"
Mayor Brackham's office door burst open with a loud crack. His secretary stumbled in, out of breath, clutching a tablet against her chest.
The panicked look on her face prompted him to rise immediately from behind his desk.
"What is it?" he demanded in a sharp voice.
"Sir—" she gasped, still catching her breath, "the city… is under attack. Reports are coming in from the mall district and surrounding blocks. People are saying they saw—"
Brackham's eyes narrowed. "Saw what?"
"Weird creatures." The woman swallowed hard. "But I think it's vampires, sir."
The silence stretched for a second as that word hung in the air like a curse.
Then Brackham's expression twisted, first with shock, next with disbelief, and finally, the fury that came when a man's pride was wounded.
"What!" he exclaimed with wide eyes.
His secretary gulped and lowered her head.
