Ralph snarled at Angie, charging her. My body slamed into his, knocking the breath out of me and slaming him into a tree. My ribs ached from the effort.

“Leave!” I snarled, pulling my lip back over my teeth, my hand closed around his throat. I lifted him higher up the tree by his neck, his breathing became laboured.

“Now cousin, calm yourself before we have to do something drastic.” His voice was breathless but as he said it something cold, sharp, and hard pierced my shoulder.

I screamed out in pain as the silver switchblade did it’s work. My ribs stopped healing, breathing became almost impossible, everything ached. Ralph smiled wickedly and leaned closer to my ear as my hand slid down his shirt gripping it for support.

“This is a warning! You ever do that again we will kill you!” He laughed as I dropped to the ground, my skin steamed. It would only be a matter of time before I died, the silver was too close to my neck and I couldn’t pull it out.

“Bye vampire!” Ralph said laughing.