ender , ▁whose ▁v amp ir ic ▁ab ilities ▁rival ▁those ▁of ▁Y ak sha ▁himself . ▁Sur pr ised , ▁she ▁fle es , ▁and ▁with ▁Ray ' s ▁help , ▁dedu ces ▁that ▁Edd ie ▁must ▁have ▁found ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Y ak sha ▁from ▁the ▁explos ion ▁and ▁used ▁his ▁blood ▁to ▁change ▁himself . ▁ ▁When ▁she ▁attempts ▁a ▁s ne ak ▁attack ▁to ▁destroy ▁Edd ie ▁and ▁his ▁group ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁at ▁their ▁hide out , ▁Edd ie ▁instead ▁spr ings ▁a ▁trap ▁on ▁her . ▁Ray , ▁her ▁lo ver , ▁then ▁lights ▁his ▁" f use " ▁and ▁k ills ▁himself ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁kill ▁Edd ie ▁and ▁save ▁S ita . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁forces ▁Edd ie ▁to ▁fle e , ▁and ▁seriously ▁inj ures ▁S ita , ▁who ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁the ▁fl ames ▁by ▁Jo el , ▁an ▁F BI ▁agent ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁met ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁Jo el , ▁unable ▁to ▁believe ▁his ▁eyes ▁as ▁S ita ▁he als ▁right ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁car , ▁takes ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁mot el , ▁where ▁she ▁adm its ▁what ▁she ▁is , ▁but ▁leaves ▁after ▁ad mon ishing ▁him ▁to ▁never ▁seek ▁her ▁out . ▁ ▁She ▁finds ▁Y ak sha , ▁who ▁had ▁surv ived ▁the ▁explos ion , ▁stored ▁in ▁an ▁ice - cre am ▁tr uck . ▁V amp ires ▁hate ▁the ▁cold . ▁Though ▁they ▁can ▁still ▁with stand ▁Ant ar ctic