“Why do you protect this?” it asked, gesturing to where Allen lay, unconscious and bleeding. Its voice was raw and guttural, as if it had not had cause to use it for a long time and wasn’t quite sure how to go about it.

Vlad sighed. “For whatever reason, my husband’s sister loves him. That alone is reason enough to protect him. But I don’t take kindly to people trespassing on my property, either.”

“You cannot kill me,” it said.

“Really?” One eyebrow quirked up. “Well, that’s an interesting theory. We shall have to test it.”

As it turned out, Vlad could kill a vampire, without great difficulty.

The fact that it couldn’t touch him only sped things up a little.

***

Because you know he could totally pwn vampire ass without,/i> the ghost powers.