FACE TO FACE WITH A KILLER Talli did not run. She knew better than to think she could escape through speed. It wasn't over. He would be coming for her now. She didn't think she would have long to wait. She stepped into the house and closed the door. She was surprised to see a fire crackling in the fireplace. With trembling fingers, she unbuttoned her coat and let it drop to the kitchen floor. Then she heard the sound of the door and froze.

A CONSUMING PASSION... _Her hand grabbed the back of his hair and pulled down. He fell back, his head hitting the floor hard. "Everything okay in there?" Talli yelled from the dining room. She landed on his chest, clamping one hand over his mouth. "Everything's fine," she called back to Talli. With a satisfied smile, she leaned down and put her face close to his. "What's wrong? Afraid of your sweet sister?"_

Young Talli McAlister has killed the vampire that terrorized Westerberg High. Now everything is back to normal, except Talli—who's now turning into a vampire herself. M.C. Sumner is the award-winning author of The Principal and The Substitute.