Sleepy Fox Hollow I think I’m doing alright.

poor Meri!!

With a roar of triumph Anselm saw his moment. He envisioned the puncture and pull of his kind - ripping from limb to limb without hesitation.

Yet, as Meridian fell into the ground and Anselm fell upon her, his gaze locked with hers and he saw not prey but something alive and terrified, something distinctly other but alike --

and his resolve to kill meted into a single trickle, falling through him like boundless water.

He snarled, skidding to a halt alongside her. He felt the crunch of grass underfoot, the scent of recent heavy rain and damp soil. He curled his neck with his jaw tucked to his chest, a bristling array of teeth shown to let her know while he had stayed his hand in killing her in a cheapshot, he would offer no second chances. Get up, and fuck off. I vill kill you if I find you in my home again.