Chapter 64

He sat beside me and stroked my shoulder, and while it felt nice, it wasn’t as nice as when Adam did it. “We almost lost your mother’s line entirely. We thought the original incident was a one-off, so-to-speak.”

“Original incident?” This time I did say, “You’re giving me a headache.”

Cool fingers rested under my chin, tipping it up. “What did your father tell you of your mother’s people?”

“Nothing.” I cracked open an eyelid and peered at him. “I could see it made him sad to talk about her, so I never asked.”

He frowned. “That was not well done of him.”

All thoughts of having a headache vanished, as well as possibly being attracted to this vampyre. “Listen, you!” I snarled. “Don’t you say anything bad about my father, ever! He’s a good man, and he raised me the best he could.”

“I don’t doubt that. I’m just afraid his best wasn’t good enough.”

“Okay, that’s it. I’m withdrawing my invitation to come into my house. Get out!”