Martha laughed softly and reached out to fix the nightgown I was wearing. "Vampires are very much human just like us, dear. Only royal-blooded vampires are more powerful, but ordinary vampires are only a bit more powerful than us in senses and strength. Queen Morticia wasn't of royal blood; she was an ordinary vampire who unfortunately caught the eyes of King Victor. It was a tragic love story, as they say, but I can't really judge.
"Anyway, vampires can die just like humans do. I thought you needed to drive a stake at their hearts and burn them or decapitate them, but no. Because they are forbidden to take too much blood, they aren't as strong, but..."
"But...?" I urged her and noticed the troubled look on her face.
"But there are vampires out there who refuse to go by the rule. They a
