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The howling echoed through the dark woods. Jack Hanson sat up. His instincts took over, and he rolled back to his feet, moving on again. Surely, this was hell.

He’d had enough trouble accepting that vampires were real. Being one didn’t make the acceptance much easier. But werewolves? No, sir, he didn’t like that one bit. Worse than that, they wanted him dead. He’d done nothing to them, but they definitely did not want him in their woods. No more than the prince of Seattle had liked the idea of a new vampire in his territory.

The woods were almost completely black, but his eyes had gone through changes since he’d been Embraced. Jack could see everything as clearly as if the sun were blazing above him. That was good, but the sounds of his pursuers were starting to drive him a little crazy.

Frustrated and tired, he finally decided to try some- thing other than just running overland. He scurried up a tree. He thought, Bears can’t climb trees. Maybe momters can’t either.

From his new vantage point, Jack could see the beasts he was running from with more clarity than he’d really wanted. They were huge, four towering mountains of fur and claws. He could almost feel their frustration as they hunted for him. The woods, normally noisy even this late in the evening, were silent but for the panting growls of the creatures below. He was glad for the absence ofhis heart-beat. Even that little sound might well have given him away.

One of them spoke, guttural and stilted, “He’s gone into the trees. That, or the earth swallowed him.”

Jack wrapped his arms around the thick trunk of the pine he’d climbed and froze. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the leader of the group looking directly up to where he rested. Any second now, the call would go out, and they’d all see where he was.

Please, God, he thought, don’t let them see me. The thought became his mantra, an endless stream of prayer that focused on surviving the next few hours. Not breathing, not moving, just waiting them out.

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