Winter is coming

"What do you mean she's missing?", I thundered into the phone, unable to keep off my emotions.

My heart was beating at an uncontrollable pace.

And I realized then that I had fallen.

Fuck that it took her going missing for me to know.

"You've fed from her before. I'm sure you can trace her".

That's right. No good being panicked.

I took a deep breath and tried to find her presence amongst the multitude of vampires in the city.

Nothing.

I tried again and still nothing.

"I can't", I breathed into the phone, my tone suddenly sounding tired as I looked up to see Claude walking up to me.

His wounds had closed up a bit and his breathing was now normal.

He looked at me, bewildered. "How can't you trace her?"

I shook my head in response, as dazed as he was.

I tried for the third time and it was like she had vanished from Earth's surface.

A dry laugh coming from the beaten up vamp turned my gaze to him. The rabid was smiling, his fangs overlapping his lips.

"The pretty chit has probably gotten