The smell hit me first. Death, blood and fear all tangled in the early morning air.
I crouched behind a fallen tree at the edge of town, watching the street below. Another body had been found this morning. Drained dry like the others.
The humans were talking now. Whispering about the devil's work. About monsters in their quiet little town.
They weren't even wrong.
My wolf paced under my skin, also pissed like I was. The peace I'd fought so hard to keep was cracking. And I didn't know how to f*****g fix it.
Jace appeared beside me, moving silently as always.
"How many this time?" I asked, bracing myself for the worst.
"Three. All found near the old church."
I cursed under my breath. "Those bastards are getting bolder."
The vampires had been testing us for days now. Picking off stra
