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lit up the building and the area above him. On his knees, Egan dragged Noah across the rooftop as far away from the lights as possible.
    He laid out Noah, said goodbye to the boy and left the area. Sunrise would cremate the remains. Sunset would bring Egan back to the streets for revenge.

Chapter Two
     
    Harper checked her weapons before sliding into the driver’s seat of her vehicle. Alone, she drove toward the Cemetery to begin her patrol. She was pleased to finally be rid of the TV crew, but thanks to Hays she now had a pissed off vampire bent on revenge.
    She’d done the right thing protecting Hays and his cameraman, Gus, but Noah’s burned face stayed with her. Along with another face Harper wasn’t likely to forget. The vampire she’d let escape.
    She’d had one bullet left in her clip. If she had missed the shot the vampire would have attacked. Unarmed, she was no match for him.
    But she’d had a clear shot before Hays had stepped between them. Why had she hesitated? Why hadn’t she fired and taken down the vampire?
    Harper had mulled over that question too many times to count.
    He was unlike any vampire she’d encountered. He’d cared about the kid, unusual for a vampire. Strong, he hadn’t attacked nor had he lapped blood off the street like those ravenous vampires she’d killed.
    This vampire was different. His eyes had mesmerized her. Vampires had dark eyes, but his were silvery. Harper shivered at the memory. He looked about thirty-five, maybe younger. His hair was black, his face chiseled and attractive. Very attractive. Downright handsome. All male. And that rich voice, so controlled even while he threatened her with eyes blazing red with anger.
    His vampire age was difficult to judge, but he wasn’t a newbie. He hadn’t made a foolish rush for the pints of blood Hays had poured onto the street. He’d remained in command of his actions. Although he’d cradled the boy in his arms, the vampire was wily enough to use the teenager as a shield. Incredibly strong, he’d carried the boy up the fire escape with speed and ease. He might be decades old, even centuries.
    Vampires were dangerous, but old ones were also intelligent, powerful and cunning.
    Just fucking great, she had an old one targeting her ass.
    As long as she remained in her vehicle, the old one shouldn’t be a problem.
    Harper drove along the street bordering the Cemetery. Part of the job was letting the vampires know the DSA owned the streets. She circled the Cemetery and drove the streets fanning out from the vampire prison, never driving the same pattern.
    The politicians referred to the places like the Cemetery as vampire housing, but if it has walls around it and the occupants aren’t supposed to leave, it’s a prison.
    Around midnight, Harper made another pass by the Cemetery. Her headlights caught a flicker of movement. Then Harper saw something moving in the street. She slammed on the brakes.
    Lying in the street was a woman in a low-cut blue dress. The woman lifted her arm, flailing at the empty air as if warding off an attacker.
    Harper called dispatch and reported the situation. She flipped a switch and flooded the area with UV light, and jumped out of the vehicle.
    Barely conscious, the young woman had two puncture wounds on her neck. Protected by the UV floodlights, Harper stayed with the victim until the ambulance arrived. She scanned the area for signs of vampires. Obviously, she’d interrupted the vampire’s meal and had forced the bloodsucker to drop the victim and run.
    After the young woman was loaded into an ambulance, Harper returned to her vehicle and dictated a few notes into her dashboard recorder. She’d file an official report at the end of the shift. Right now, she wanted to find the biter.
    Two blocks away, she saw a vampire slinking along the side of a building and flipped on a roof-mounted UV spotlight controlled by a joystick on the dash. The blue light shot across the urban canyon but missed the