Chapter 10Steven witnessed my rapid descent from the sky and pulled up a minute later, throwing me over his shoulder before tossing me in the passenger seat and then speeding off. “You okay?” he asked, turning briefly my way as the car screeched and swerved around a corner. I rubbed my side. I was battered and bruised, my meat, as it were, tenderized, but otherwise whole. “For a change, I sure am glad that I’m already dead, dude, because that would’ve hurt like a sonofabitch.” He chortled. “Good way to put a positive spin on things, but why did you suddenly go all meteorite-like?” I shrugged, the static in my head fading as we increased our distance from the house. “Vampire baddie switched on some device that scrambled my head somehow. All I could hear was white noise suddenly, blocking

