DEREK'S PARTY X

Casper was aware that a greater force, or rather a greater being had arrived; for the fact that the other had been able to fix him at one point, had made him unable to make even the tiniest of motion, was a startling indication of that point. He knew that wisdom demanded that he bow his head in shame and leave with his companions, knowing that the latter was a creature of the night, a vampire, but he was afraid of his queen. The woman was ruthless and didn't accept failures into the community.

She may pardon him for his good powers, but what about the other guys with him?

Some were still with families, most had girlfriends; it would be brutal to leave Emma with the vampire, without even trying. But how had she come to know the vampires? Did she even know who they were? If she did, she had changed, his Emma had changed. He thought, remembering that the queen had mentioned a wolf boy that she was now mated with. Was the guy more handsome than he was? Was he more funny? Mate bonds were