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Paul

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"I didn&039;t do anything, you arrogant grunt! I smelled blood and followed it to this cabin" My hand shakes as I grip the phone "Souy to shreds"

"Go stand outside, Paul" Asa&039;s cal ahat little control I have, like ht "Get away from the scene for now and I&039;ll send everyone available to you"

It&039;s as if he thinks I&039;m too stupid to handle myself in the cabin and he&039;s afraid I&039;ll ets he was a newbie only a year ago

Before he hangs up on me I hear, "Drew, did you catch that? He&039;s out at"

The dial tone sounds in my ear and I stare at the receiver another moment in silence Absolute quiet, punctuated by the irresistible and overpowering scent of fresh olf blood, washes over ht it could set down on led body and lick what I can o stand outside for a bit

I&039; done no er to the phone to call Asa When I open the door the sub-zero temp smacks me in the face, like it does every tih I can take more abuse from the cold, I can still feel it and suffer its effects The urge to go back inside to taste the blood splatter on the walls, or pick up the drained corpse and check for leavings, racksup my spine

Not to be able to rein in these desires leaves s are so er until I have Asa&039;s control? When will I get to go ho them on a daily basis, after work or before we start our day, takes its toll The kids are getting bigger andChristmas with them sucked

Thinking of them distracts me from the dead olf inside the cabin He&039;s not an employee, but a hunter, so technically E him I hadn&039;t expected her to act so fast, or be so harsh

The faint sound of feet hitting asphalt gradually becoe coat co up, Paul?" he asks

"Not bad I&039;ve got it together" Barely, but he doesn&039;t need to know that

"What happened in there?"

"I&039;m not sure Viv asked me come to check on the loner wolf, Melvyn, to let hi ahead and would ht of the remembered blood on the pathway "When I rounded the last bend in the path,"and the hot tub grotto, "I smelled a trace of blood-and followed it here"

"Let&039;s wait for the others before we go in Asa was calling the rest of the seethe while I ran over, they should be here soon"

The silence between us doesn&039;t last long I&039; to slake my curiosity somehow "Drew?"

"Yup?"

"You ever drink olf blood?"

Drew&039;s head whips around fro at the di what it&039;s like"

"Considering Jonathan is the only one that lives here you won&039;t have a chance to find out any time soon, that&039;s for damn sure" He looks pensive for aon howas a hu question when posed to a new va as a professional chef for over a decade, with the belly to prove it I patwonders-and respond, "I&039;m not sure if I could narrow that down to ten items without some serious contemplation Why?"

"Vampires find olf blood delicious For h their veins was more alive More ood steak, at ti back for seconds"

I think about his words and wonder what it would taste like for h ums The sensation still unnerves and e around with a boner

"You do know a lot of vaht?"

That puts a new spin on things "No I hadn&039;t known Really?"

"Oh yeah The power goes to their heads and the taste keeps the it &039;til you&039;re older"

Vivian and Rafe round the bend on the same pathhere I smelled the blood Jonathan lopes a step or two behind the couple

"Where&039;s Joanna?" Vivian calls out

Drew becoh "I haven&039;t seen her in a while Do you want to wait?"

"No, we&039;ll fill her in later Thanks for not going in yet Everyone stay by the door upon entry and let Jonathan see if he can identify the killer by scent"

We all filter inside, following Vivian&039;s instructions This cabin looks like all the others and has a large, open living area The kill occurred in the connected bedroom, so we have plenty of room

"It was one of the vampires in the theater, that&039;s for sure" Jon doesn&039;t even need to go into the bedrooood "I wasn&039;t at the reet in the lobby, so I don&039;t knohich one"

"Are you i it could be someone else and not Emiko?" Rafe asks

Drew trailed over to peer in the bedroom doorway and interjects before the olf can answer, "Cy reported to Asa that Emiko was trained as a ninja"

"Really?" Vivian raises an eyebrow "I haven&039;t spoken with Asa since the hunter&039;s arrival in the lobby Nice to know Cy got some info on her quickly"

Vivian also walks to the bedrooht in My urges are back and I don&039;t want to embarrass myself I think I&039;ll stay here by the front door