Patrick froze for a second as the vampire bit into Hailey's shoulder. As his brain processed what he was seeing, he recognized the vampire as a member of the visiting coven; one of the participants in the sick game of tag.
Hailey's screams echoed through the park. Patrick grabbed the vampire and shouted to his brother for help. Michael stayed where he was, frozen, as the creature flung Patrick away. He landed on the ground with enough force to knock the breath out of him.
A second figure seemed to materialize from nothing. He started toward Patrick, then changed direction and bounded over the car. Michael tried to run, but the vampire knocked him to the ground in a tangle of limbs.
Patrick pulled himself to his knees as a blur of black shot past him; a streak of darkness deeper than th
