Chapter Sixteen

I was disappointed that I had to leave Anthony so soon. However, I never dismissed any of my family's messages as unimportant or second on my list of priorities. I was first and foremost a hunter – even though I'd been slacking on that lately – and when my family told me they needed me, ninety percent of the time, it was for something life or death related.

I concentrated on Nicole. Teleportation usually entailed focusing on the place that you wanted to go to, but if you were powerful enough, you could train yourself to focus on teleporting to specific people, even though it was harder.

I found myself in a park. It wasn't very far from home. I saw Nicole about ten feet away from me; she was crouched over a body. I realized she was trying to heal the person.

I felt uneasy as I walked closer to her. Closer inspection told me that it was a man. I couldn't sense anyone else around, human or vampire.

"Nicky?" I called uncertainly.

"Shhh," she quieted me.

I was finally standing next to her.