Silently Nicholas agreed with her. He should send his friend home with his bride, but since the attack on Margaret, Leo had been keeping watch on Randall, freeing Nicholas to stalk a more dangerous predator.  Not that he’d been terribly…

Her fingers crept along the wall, seeking the edge of the fabric. Dr. Bergen paused with one foot on the bottom stair, his profile serene in the lamplight, his chest expanding as he pulled in a deep breath and released…

Both men were quiet for a time. Finally, Nicholas spoke again. “It was reckless to hunt so close to home. Maybe Vlad is right.”  “Yes, well, sometimes things get out of hand.” The doctor moved to the window, his back…