Her face looked back at him, a mixture of stern concentration and sorrow, "Yes, but they're not going to wonder.  They're going to find you dead."  She moved over to him quickly, lifting him easily off the ground with one hand and pushing him up against the wall.  She stepped in close, pausing to take in his scent, listen to his heart beat, perhaps for the last time.  Her eyes turned cold as she looked into his face, her mouth widening, fangs extending towards his throat...