Preface
It was when I heard a loud hiss followed by a chorus of deep growls and snarls that I realized many things at once. I realized that Shane's pack was here, in wolf form, but not to carry out their original plan. I realized that the two shimmering objects were not safety-reflectors. I realized that the dark figure standing on my lawn, so close to my house, was not Shane. The two objects were extremely sharp fangs, and that dark figure was the vampire, smiling at me.