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“Dad? Dad! No, please, no” Gathering hi onto his face

Guilt speared her heart She had hardly spent any ti her days at work and her nights with Rane

If only she had come ho as she sat there cradling her father’s body

She held hi, she went into the bathroo to the bedroom, she pulled a blanket fro that sohtstand

Someone had broken into the house Who? And why? Had her father surprised the culprit in the act? Choking back her tears, she went into the living roo for their arrival, she went through the rest of the house Every drawer had been ransacked, every bookshelf had been searched, but as far as she could tell, nothing had been taken What had the robber hoped to find? There was no sign of forced entry, no broken s Had her father been acquainted with the robber? Knowing sos left her feeling violated

The police arrived a short ti sense of nuerprints A policewoman escorted her out onto the front porch and informed her that she would have to stay outside until the police finished their investigation

Savanah glanced toward the front door Her father was still in there; she needed to be with hi will that take?”

“We could be finished here in a few hours, or a few days I really couldn’t say Do you have soo? Is there anyone you can call?”

“Yes”

“Don’t leave town,” the policewoman said “And I’ll need a nuave the woman her cell phone number

“I’ back into the house

Savanah stood there a moment, and then she dialed Rane’s nu, al for her call, and proht over He arrived less than two minutes later In a distant part of her otten clear across town so fast

Rane caught the led odors of blood and death the minute he approached the house, and beneath it, the scent of Vampire He drew in a deep breath The Vaet