Tanya's thoughts of Alex vanished, and she held her breath as James wrapped his hand firmly on the doorknob and pushed the door open. At first, she could not see anything, but once her eyes adjusted she saw two red dots floating around amidst the dark void. Red, glowing eyes. The eyes of a vampire that had just eaten.
James tripped forward suddenly. She glanced downward and gasped in horror, stumbling backward.
"No! No!" Tanya shouted, staring in disbelief at the body sprawled across the floor. James gathered himself and tried to ignore what he had tripped over, but she could see the anguish in his eyes.
"Tanya simply could not help herself." She could see Daniel's teeth shining in the darkness. Tanya now realized what the crashing sound had been. "This is why you don't let your guard
