Good at his job

No one slept one minute, that night.

When dawn finally came, Vera was exhausted, almost as much as Mike and Tanya. Neven didn't show traces of tiredness, maybe thanks to his newly awakened powers. Or maybe cause Vera's words were still fuelling him.

The dark creatures started retreating with the first rays of light. They had no hope of succeeding in that condition, so they were going to return only after sunset. With their energies restored.

At the first rays of light, when the creatures retreated, the agents from Milan appeared.

The first couple were two men. One was Ed, finally reappearing after a long while. His colleague was one of the senior detectives Vera had met but never worked with during her missions.

«I go,» she said. «Sara is close, I can smell her. Do not leave the apartment, okay? Dark creatures don't sleep during the day. Not all of them.»

She walked through the door and used the stairs, avoiding the elevator.