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they could have been made by a human.”
    “Humans don’t have the strength to tear apart bodies like we see here,” Wysocki said as she studied me with her assessing gaze.
    “I didn’t say humans actually did this.” I turned my gaze back to the horrific sight. “What I am saying is that Vampires didn’t.” I glanced at Adam and Olivia. “And no being in Werewolf, Doppler, or Shifter animal form could have been the attackers due to their sharp teeth. Whatever things did this have flat, blunt teeth, like humans.”
    Wysocki gave me a hard look as I said the words Werewolf, Doppler, or Shifter animal form . Adam, Olivia, and I hadn’t filled the human NYPD police captain in on the rest of the paranorm world yet. It had seemed enough to clue her in on Vampires when they started attacking groups of humans.
    “What if the paranorms stayed in human form?” Olivia asked before Wysocki could say anything.
    “Most retain some paranormal strength when in human form,” I said. “But I don’t think enough to do this.” I frowned as I considered it further. “Although anything’s possible.”
    Adam folded his arms across his chest. “What about Demons?”
    “Demons?” Wysocki said looking even more incredulous. “And Werewolves and whatever else you mentioned—you’ve got to be kidding me.”
    “Also Shifters and Dopplers,” I said. “We did mention to you that there’s a whole paranorm world out here that humans aren’t aware of. Vampires are only a small part of that world.”
    The fifty-one-year-old captain’s short, normally smooth blond hair was ruffling in the wind. She braced her hands on her waist. She didn’t look like she believed anything I had told her, but still she said, “Go on.”
    “All of this blood.” I gestured around me. “Vampires make a mess, but not like this. They prefer to ingest, not leave what looks like the majority of their victim’s blood covering the ground.” I pointed to one head that was still attached to the body. “No neck wounds.”
    My gaze traveled to the shoeprints. “Vampires would never step in blood, much less leave a footprint of any kind. It’s a sort of sacrilege to them.” I added, “Plus I don’t scent anything remotely like a Vampire anywhere around here.”
    “You smell Vampires.” Wysocki said it as a statement with a heavy overlay in her tone that meant she had a hard time grasping that concept.
    “Yes.” I met her gaze. “Their odor is like graveyard dirt. The older the Vampire, the stronger it is.”
    Her frown deepened. “I never smelled anything like that when I was on cases involving Vampire attacks in the past.”
    “That’s because you’re not a paranorm,” I said. “Most of us have a keen sense of smell. Some more than others.”
    Wysocki stared at me for a long moment. No one said anything to break the silence.
    With her thumb and forefinger, she rubbed at her temples as she stared at the body parts. Finally she said, “You did a damned good job on the last case. I trusted you on the Vampire slayings and you came through.” Her gaze met mine. “What you call paranorms … I guess anything is possible in this city.”
    “You’re right,” I said. “Anything is possible. Things humans would never believe are a part of the world I come from.”
    “I take it you’re not a Vampire,” she said with an assessing look. “If you’re not human, what are you?”
    “I’m half human…” I glanced at Olivia, who shrugged, and Adam, who gave a brief nod. I met Wysocki’s gaze again. “I’m also half Drow.” The police captain tilted her head to the side, clearly not understanding, so I added, “Drow are Dark Elves. My people live in Otherworld, not here.”
    Again it was quiet as she studied me. “One of these nights I’ll buy you a beer and you can explain everything.” She held up one hand as I started to say something. “Not promising I believe every word you’re saying, but I’ll listen. Enough has happened