Author's Chapter Notes:
It had been fourteen years and he needed to refuel. The trip from Baltimore was exhausting; he didn't eat enough during the last feeding. He saw her at the Steamtown Mall after emerging from his nest in dire need of a good meal. He followed her home and squeezed into the apartment complex duct system. After a few wrong turns, he finally found her and waited in the duct above her bathroom. The white towel stood out against her olive skin as she tested the water temperature in the shower. He licked his lips -- it was finally feeding time.
