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good and bad people in this world,” Jack said.   “Do you accept that?”
    Ian sighed.   “Yes.”
    “Well, there are good and bad vampires.   There are good and bad werewolves.   Why can’t you accept that?”
    “Because werewolves are controlled by a burning rage they cannot handle.   I realize some of them don’t mean to kill, but their victims are dead all the same.   You should feel the way that I do about those bloody beasts.   They killed your mother and father.   Did they show mercy?”   Ian half-turned in his seat and blinked a few times as if trying not to lose the tenuous grasp he had on his emotions.   Finally he added, “Now, when I find your brother, I will try to be as humane as possible.”
    “Yeah right.   You burn them to death.   How is that humane?   I swear if you even try to set my brother on fire, I will torch your butt myself.”
    “If you feel so strongly about it, then you put him down.   Have Silver sing him to sleep for all I care, as long as he’s dealt with.”
    They parked in front of the house, and Jack jumped out first.   He was so mad he could have gone inside, grabbed a gun, and cheerfully pulled the trigger, blowing his uncle away.   Lucky for his uncle, he didn’t believe in violence unless it was the only way.   He also didn’t kill humans.   Somehow he’d find a way to save Billy before Ian could get to him.
    Ian had locked the front door before leaving the house.   Without thinking, Jack waved his hand over the knob.   It clicked.   The door swung open.   He looked over his shoulder to find Ian watching him with a tight grimace on his face.   They both stood there, neither entering.
    “Sometimes you still remind me of my father,” Ian said.   “He can do that little trick, too.   These powers you have are not normal.   If you persist in using them, you may turn into something akin to your grandfather.   Or you may become a vampire again.”
    Jack shrugged.   “I guess we’ll have to wait and see.”
    “I suppose we will.”
    “Does your burning touch work on vampires or just werewolves?”
    Jack held his breath while Ian shouldered his way past him to cross the threshold.   His uncle smiled grimly and said, “It works on anything and everything.”
    The message was clear.   Watch your back .   He would kill Jack without hesitation if he thought he was a danger to another human being.   As a matter of fact, Ian was probably already considering doing the deed whether Jack returned to a vampire state or not.   The man seemed the type to nip problems before they got out of hand.
    Ian stopped abruptly, and Jack walked straight into him.
    “What the bloody hell!”   Ian moved fast, cutting through the center of the house to the secret room which was wide open.   He continued to curse as he ducked inside.
    Someone ransacked the house.   Jack’s heart dropped to his stomach when he saw the mess.   Family photographs had been smashed against the wall.   There were shards of glass, torn pictures, and broken frames everywhere.   There was a gaping hole in the television, trash on the floor, and ripped curtains barely hanging on the rods.   Everything in the room with the exception of the furniture was destroyed.
    Ian emerged from the secret room, a grim set to his mouth.   “The weapons are gone.”
    “All of them?”
    “Every last bloody piece gone.   The only weapons we have now are the ones we took with us on the hunt.”   Ian lifted a finger and jabbed the air with it.   His face turned red.   “I told you your brother couldn’t be trusted!   That’s why we need to rid the planet of all werewolves and vamps, every single last one.   Billy is stepping up the stakes, getting ready for an attack.   Hell, he’s probably working for your friend Clifford.”
    Jack shook his head in denial.   “No way.”
    “Please do not tell me you have the slightest doubt Billy was responsible for this.”
    “It could have been