The vampires have declared war on humanity—and they have won. Now it's New Year's Eve in Salamanca, Spain—and the Academy's graduating class of vampire hunters are taking their final exam—stake the Cursed Ones attacking in the fog, or die. Jenn has a fighting partner named Antonio de la Cruz...and he has a big secret...but Jenn's got a secret, too, and it nearly takes them both out. "Passing" is the short story that launched the smash dark fantasy series, CRUSADE.