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"Soe killers How do I know that won’t happen toto be alcoholics until they take that first drink"

"Believe me, Katy, you’re not the type to turn into so, you’re only half vampire I don’t think you were born with a killer instinct"

"When I drank from you, I didn’t want to stop"

"That was different You’ll see" He squeezed her hand again "Are you gao"

Still uncertain she was doing the right thing, she trailed behind hih the meadow, as silent as smoke She had expected hilided past them and moved on

It took her a moment to realize he was headed for the small town located a few miles away

"Open your senses, Katy Feel the darkness around you Let it becorass Listen to the heartbeat of the night Do you hear that? There’s an animal in the brush just to your left Can you hear its heartbeat?"

Katy did as he said, surprised at how different the world hen she concentrated on using her va she had never fully tapped into, preferring to think of herself as human

It was as if someone had removed blinders from her eyes and unstopped her ears The world was alive with sounds and sights and s sees more clearly--each individual leaf on the trees in front of her, each blade of grass beneath her feet, each rock, the cricket chirping on top of the rock Even the air seee and earth and meadow Why had she suppressed this side of herself for so long? Why hadn’t her father told her it could be like this?

Lost in thought, she was surprised to see the town ahead Only then did she realize how fast Zack had been , and how easily she had kept up with hi to a stop "What do you hear?"

She frowned at hi A baby crying Music co fro," she murmured, and felt her own speed up with anticipation Why had she never noticed before how seductive that sound was? The scent of fresh bloodof hearts, jolted through her like electricity

Opening her eyes, she stared at Zack

He grinned at her, as if he knew exactly what she was feeling Andher by the hand, Zack led her down the dark streets With each step she took, the steady thru?" she asked

"There’s an after-hours nightclub on the next block Easy pickin’s"

They were passing by an alley when Zack came to an abrupt halt

"What is it?" Kaitlyn asked

"Hear that?"

She cocked her head to the side "So in the alley"

Zack nodded "It’s a woot to help her," Kaitlyn said

Before he could stop her, Kaitlyn darted into the passage

With a shake of his head, Zack followed her

The woman was curled up in a ball in front of two Du from the smell, neither Dumpster had been emptied lately

Kaitlyn hurried toward the wo beside her

"He beat me up," the woman sobbed

Kaitlyn looked up at Zack "We have to do so around the throat of the man who had stepped out of the shadows behind the nearest Duun fro to her feet and took off running

"Get her!" Zack said

Kaitlyn stared at Zack, speechless "What?"

"Go after her"

With a grin, Kaitlyn broke into a run The woman was fast but she was no match for a vampire Kaitlyn passed her easily, then stood in thethe way The wo

Not certain what to do, Kaitlyn grabbed the woman’s arm and led her back to where Zack stood

"Dinner is served," he said, grinning