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She felt the scrape of his teeth against his throat At the same moment, a fiery burst of pain seemed to explode inside of her ony

A ball of light flashed before her eyes And then she saw only darkness

She didn't feel his teeth as they sank into her throat She didn't feel her throbbing wrist, or the aching of her bruised and battered li into the enveloping darkness

Her body fell li weakly in Geoffrey's ar abyss, she heard her brother's voice She head Mark call her naarage, fear nearly overwhel him With every second that passed, he could feel Savannah slipping away from him He'd felt her the moment he'd reached Seattle Felt the waves of pain and fear that enveloped her

Felt the cool touch of death wrapping around her

Savannah didn't haveto continue fighting

When he ran into the garage, he could feel his brother He felt the sick, twisted rage that clung to Geoffrey like a cloak

But, like a light being switched off, he could no longer feel Savannah Not her warmth Not her spirit Not even a flicker of the pain that seemed to haunt her so

He simply could not feel her And that terrified him

The scent of blood teased his nostrils The faint smell of lavender tormented his soul

He saw Geoffrey, his ar at her throat

Willia hi the attack He dropped Savannah's body to the ground and leapt at Williale of limbs and hatred Geoffrey's claws ripped Willia wound

Williathened into razor sharp claws, and he slashed out, catching Geoffrey in the shoulder Blood slid down his brother's ar from his hand

«Hello, brother,” Geoffrey whispered “It's been too long” He struck out with his claws, aiht his hands in a steely grip He clenched his teeth, and forced his brother's claws back

He saw Savannah fro Her body lay still and pale over a pool of blood

«What have you done?” He snarled, sending Geoffrey flying back against the hood of a car «What have you done?»

Geoffrey ju easily on his feet He licked his lips, catching the blood that still lingered upon hiue “I had a taste of your lover,” he said, his lips twisted into an unholy se He attacked He sla hi deep cuts all over his brother's body His head His chest

Geoffrey lashed out with his foot, kicking Willia onto the concrete

He jumped up immediately and flew at his brother His vision had narrowed All he saas Geoffrey He was going to kill his brother Now