What did I do? Phi couldn’t move, she wasn’t fast enough. Time seemed to stop as he dove at her, she saw it coming a second before it did and that was the only way she was able to step just far enough to the right, to dodge his outstretched hand. His evil intent washed over her and she knew that it was only a matter of time before she would be his, and she knew with startling clarity what he was going to do to her.

Phi’s heart raced and her stomach plummeted with the kind of sheer fear that she had never experienced before. She tried to battle the flash from him, tried not to know what his plans were, they were so vivid and lustful. Hunger. Need.

Jack was getting a later start than he liked after having taken time that morning to introduce Ghost to his friend with the garage. He regretted giving up the good corner he had discovered the day before but had decided it would be prudent if he avoided the area for a couple of days in case the feds or whatever they were got any ideas. Not that Jack had given them any reason to think he had been involved but it was always best to play it safe.

Nathanial unlocked his front door, crossed the threshold, and then tossed his keys on a battered table that stood near the door. He pushed the door closed with a foot as he sorted through the three pieces of mail that had been in his slot - two bills and a flyer from the local grocery store. There was more junk mail every time he looked, which irritated him for some reason. Couldn