

His senses didn't pick up more than the seventeen vampires who'd chased Kira into the jungle, but he would take no chances. They had to make sure no guards remained in other parts of Chichen Itza who would alert Radje to their presence. She wanted to go back to check on the other humans at the temple where she'd been held, but Mencheres urged patience. It was obvious she didn't care to witness the fiery interrogations, but she never questioned their necessity. Kira stayed with the human girl Mencheres recognized from the club, just out of eyesight.

Ones who would do his bidding without many questions asked and could easily disappear when Radje no longer had use for them. He'd picked younger, foolish vampires he'd changed himself in secret. Radje hadn't picked older, seasoned mercenaries who would require far more incentive because they'd realize their fate was death anyway for their participation in these crimes. Mencheres wasn't surprised that it only took killing a few of the guards before the rest were all too eager to tell everything they knew about the rest of their numbers, their locations, which of them Radje was supposed to contact, and anything else he asked them.
