A rewrite of The Hunters: Destiny Rising. By LJ. SMITH.
LJ.SMITH created Klaus.
A stand alone monster.
No family.
No redeeming qualities.
"I'm one of the Old Ones! An Original! Do you know what that means? I've never died. Every one of you has di...
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"A headless body found in the woods near Dalcrest College last week has now been identified as Dalcrest senior Ethan Crane," Announced the pretty newscaster on the TV morning show, her forehead wrinkling seriously. "Police have not yet released a statement on whether Crane was the victim of a murder or a freak accident, but judging from the difference in wounds, Crane's death appears unrelated to the most recent animal attacks in the woods."
As the newscaster went on to another story, Lexie flipped off the TV, hissing in irritation."They must think everyone who watches the news is a moron," She muttered. "How could someone lose their head in a freak accident in the woods?"
Even though the student lounge was empty except for the five of them—Elena, Bonnie, Lexie, Stefan, and Zander—Elena lowered her voice and glanced around before answering.
"They don't want people to panic anymore than they are already." The empty lounge was a sign of how frightened everyone already was, Elena thought.
The first couple of weeks of school, the lounge had been packed in the evenings, guys and girls hanging out to watch TV or flirt or even study. Now, though, everyone was wary, sticking to their rooms in case one of the friendly faces on campus was masking a killer. Elena was constantly on edge, too. She and her friends checked and rechecked their weapons, trying to anticipate what Klaus might do. And yet he'd done nothing, as far as they could tell.
