"No, no vampires except for the occasional dignitary. The Royal pack is, well, a pack of werewolves. Fairly insular. Most of us were born werewolves," Russell said. "There were a few married in who were transformed." He looked into Carrick's gray eyes. "I was recruited from the army after the Gulf war into MI6." He sighed. "I had a talent for the spy game. After years of it though, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Iran... I was tired. It was time to move on and do something different."