CHAPTER FOUR
Nancy pushed up from the ground and tried to figure out what had happened. The last she remembered, the beast was on her. Then, she was back on the grass, with the stranger beside. She felt weak. What had the creature done to her? She couldn’t see any visible injuries. Was it some kind of energy vampire? Whatever it had done, the effects seemed temporary because her energy was returning … slowly. Things could have gone a lot worse.
She eyed the large, unconscious man. He must have run them off and pulled her back to the safety of the church grounds. From the look of his injuries—bright red gashes—it wasn’t without a cost. Some were still bleeding. Pulling off her sweater, she ripped off the sleeves. After wetting the fabric at the waterfall, she quickly returned and began wi
