The distant awareness of pain was nothing compared to how my body reacted as the stranger’s nostrils flared at the scent of my blood. He moved fast, imperceptibly fast to my human eyes, as he surged towards me. I screamed. And then the vampire was flying across the hallway. The perfectly ornamented red-and-purple walls caved in as the vampire collided. Raphael lunged after the vampire, baring his teeth like a wild animal. He lifted the vampire with a single hand. “Mine,” he snarled.
