AFTER FEEDING ON THE husband, who had, to her frustration, resisted satisfying other hungers long dormant, Lin luxuriated in a deep, hot bath. It was a reminder of her ancient, human life. She excoriated her soaked skin, softened by the warm, soapy water, abrading it until it was pink and the water grey.
Stepping out of the tub, she walked over to the closet, drying herself as she went, dripping water across the wood floor. She assessed the woman's wardrobe: she did have good taste.
Sated and satisfied, Lin pondered what to do next. A whisper of change rustled through her veins, telling of a new power...no, an old power come to Earth. But either way, a paradigm shift. It was a shift that could restore her to her rightful place...or take her even further.
But how to find this power, how
