Serum

-Fifty-Eight-

“Do you recognize this vampire?” A calm voice demanded.

“I don’t know!” I shrieked at them. It was obvious the person.. Vampire by my sense of smell, had been dead for a while. The only blood was what had been smashed out when it landed and rolled. The hair was matted and covered the face. There was no way I was touching the thing to see if I recognized the face.

“Take a closer look.” The elder insisted.

“Are you insane? Look, I don’t know very many people, um, vampires, locally, outside of Conner’s friends, and this one doesn’t smell like any of them. Well and Lana, because she was always sticking her nose in our business.” I ground out.

“Take. A closer. Look.” Repeated the elder. I snarled at them, baring my fangs, but used my foot to nudge the head over to expose the face. I nearly