Bylines and Bloodsuckers: A thrilling urban fantasy short story

A borrowed spaniel, a journalist's gut instinct, and a vampire trafficking ring. What could possibly go wrong?

When I pitched a missing persons story set in a South London suburb, I expected my editor to beg me to bag us a front page exclusive. Instead, she banned me from investigating and threw in a thinly veiled threat on my career.

But here's the thing about being a damn good investigative journalist... sometimes you have to ignore your editor.

Armed with my new canine partner, I headed int...