Cain lifted the creature off of the ground by its throat and stared it down. The display was enough of a shocker but seeing Cain’s expression was far more so. Gone was his ear to ear grin and gone was the malicious air that had surrounded him every time Mina had caught a glimpse. Instead he had a whirlwind of emotions on his expression. He grabbed hold of the creature by the face and threw it right over her and into the other acrobat. The two crashed into each other and rolled a few feet before they sprang right back up, but clearly he had anticipated as much. He walked around Mina and took up a protective stance as his eyes fell on Bob’s motionless body. He could see his breathing getting slower and slower and soon would h
