Chapter 44: Taking Down The Stalker

Damon whipped around. Someone jerked back behind a big old tree. A smile crossed Damon's face. Someone was there. He sprinted over. The man had just eased his head out to sneak a look when he found Damon right in front of him.  His eyes went wide. "You-" He got only that one syllable out before Damon's fingers clamped his throat. The man couldn't draw a breath. Damon stared at him with an icy expression, then hauled him into the cover of a nearby thicket. He chopped him in the throat.  It...