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I would have been struck by panic if I didn’t know for certain that it stood no chance against her—she was er, much more explosive

As I watched them pounce and wrestle and tear into each other, I felt my brow furrow The leopard should not be able to move at such a speed It was slower than Maya, yes But it was also far too swift for an ani either And wait, how had I not noticed the red glint to its irises until right then?

Was this another shapeshifting va else made sense And yet, I knew of no other vamps at The Holloho possessed Maya’s ability

No doubt drawn by the roars and hisses, Paige and Stuart ca into view

Paige gaped “Mother of all that’s holy, what in the hell?”

Maya round In a blur of movement, she’d ripped out its throat Relief made a breath stutter out of me

I frohen the cat didn’t turn to ashes All my kind did so upon their death Whichvae animal So what the fuck was it?

Alora blinked “It’s not onlythat that leopard seemed kind of vampiric, is it?”

“It’s not only you,” I said

She nodded “Good I just needed to hear that”

Back at The Hollow, I dumped the dead cat on the floor of Sah Pair squatted on either side of the body while myself and the rest of the search party waited for them to examine it

Jared got a good look at the red irises “Baby, check these out”

Sam did so and cursed She briefly looked up at Alora “You’re right, it does seem to be part-vah Vampirism doesn’t attach to the cells of animals, it doesn’t alter them”

“It’s more like the ani a vampire,” said Jared “But I can’t see how that would be possible either”