One moment the man was undoing the zip of Emma’s jeans, the next he was falling to the ground. Emma’s rescuer came forward and stuck a well sharpened stake into the vampire’s chest before lifting his head and hitting it on the ground. Emma watched in shock as her breathing and heartbeat stabilized. When he was done with the vampire, he dragged the body away from the tree and returned to untie the woman. He watched her in silence as she zipped her jeans.

“Thank you so much, Lucius.”

He glared at her, anger showing clearly on his face. “What were you thinking, running around the woods despite knowing how...