CHAPTER 30: BLOOD LUST

Lane stood arms akimbo as her body was taken into the ambulance with a stretcher. Blue and red lights were flashing across the woods, illuminating the clearing around the cottage. Other cops who had arrived were investigating the crime scene. Lane watched as one of the officers approached him. Stars were twinkling across the sky, the crescent moon didn't give off much light, but it narrowly bathed the woods through the slight little piercing of the leaves. Holding firm to a flashlight, Lane sighed. Amber Hudson was one of his greatest partners and she lost her life to a vampire.

“What happened?”

“She called me earlier today. She said that she apprehended three vampires. I got here and I found her dead,” Lane uttered in dismay. “She was attacked, you saw the bite marks on her neck, but I was too late to help her.”

“I'm sorry. It must be hard to accept that you lost such a great partner.” He apologized before walking away.

“You are welcome,” Wiping the tears that were clouding the cor