"No, Hunyadi!!!" Simon shouted, bolting for the mayor."No, Hunyadi!!!" Simon shouted, bolting for the mayor. Mayor Hunyadi pulled a gun and Van Helsing froze instantly. He didn't even twitch. The hair on the back of my neck stood up as the man chanted. It was a faint, irritating sensation, akin to nails on a blackboard in an adjacent room. Victoria was grimacing as well. She must have been hearing it too. I saw the mayor point the gun at Victoria, and I moved to protect her. My feet felt as if they were mired in quicksand, and I moved much slower than I wanted to. A screech signaled Marta's reappearance. She rushed into the drawing room, screaming. Hunyadi turned and calmly shot her three times. |