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moans and groans. This made Devin chuckle, causing Chad to jump in surprise and realize he had no idea where he was or who that was with him—all he did know was that his nose was broken, and something very bad was happening or was going to happen.
    He stumbled to his feet and instantly put his hands up in defense, causing another rupture of laughter from Devin. Chad's voice was shaking like a pubescent boy's, "Who the hell are you, and where the fuck am I?" he demanded while peering into the darkness trying to find help or at least a direction to run in.
    Devin took his time answering; he wanted the arrogant punk to take this all in first. The nerve of him shamelessly flirting with a woman like Salena. As if he was even in her league.
    Then he growled in a menacing voice, "I'm the one who hurt your pretty little nose that was poking where it didn't belong." He approached the frightened man, taking his time with slow strides.
    Chad continued to hold his hands up, ready to throw a punch. He started backing up while yelling, "What the fuck is going on?"
    Devin smiled the most malevolent smile he could for Chad, and he knew it made chills run down the frightened man's spine.
    Chad strained his eyes to see if he was really seeing what he thought he was. Were those fangs? Who wears fangs? Then he looked around himself again; he couldn't believe this stranger—this enormous, menacing stranger—wanted to hurt him without even knowing why. So he decided to ask. "What is this about? What do you have against me? I don't even know you, man." But, before getting his answers, he turned and bolted.
    Devin counted to ten before going after the young man. Of course, it was no challenge for him to catch up to Chad; vampires possess incredible speed, in addition to strength. The movies at least got that part right. He grabbed him by his right shoulder and yanked him backward hard, causing him to fall back on his ass. Then Devin grabbed his arm and pulled him back up with enough force to dislocate the man's shoulder.
    Chad yelped in pain and tried to swing at Devin, but his punch landed against what felt like a brick wall. He was pretty sure he had broken fingers now, too. He stumbled to get away but was pulled back against his attacker's massive form, which knocked the wind out of him. Then he felt a massive arm tighten across his chest and begin to squeeze the air right out of him. As he struggled with every ounce of strength and willpower he had left, it still didn't take long to realize the arm was also squeezing the life right out of him and there was no escaping. Yes, that realization came when he heard his ribs breaking and felt his lungs burning for air. He heard his back break and, soon, all feeling below the neck was gone and his arms and legs hung on him like strands of spaghetti. He was glad the pain was gone.
    Just as the torture was fading into the relief of darkness, he heard his killer say, "She is mine." Then to emphasize his point, Devin bit into Chad's neck and ripped his throat out in one swift movement. He spit the blood out and left the corpse lying there for the scavengers. It was time to return to his truelove.
     

Chapter 29
    Salena woke exhausted. Between being at the police station for two hours providing her statement and then spending the rest of the night crying, she got maybe one to two hours of sleep. The police, trying to figure out if the crime was random or not, asked her if she knew of anyone who would want to hurt Jane and requested that she write down a grudge list for them. She was coming up blank so far.
    She rubbed her temples, contemplating that today, Thursday, is always the busiest day at work. While grateful to still be on her vacation, she was thinking it sure wasn't a good one. In fact, the historical home might have to manage without her for an additional week; she certainly had the time stored up. She called in and talked to Diane Burgess, her supervisor, and informed her she would not be