Chapter 44: The Zoya, Part 2

"My father – Sean - married the love of his life. Annmarie Lewis. She didn't know what he was, but he'd always planned to tell her eventually. He hoped she would be so in love she wouldn't be able to deny him. And then he was going to change her so they could spend eternity together."

I rubbed my hands up and down my arms in an effort to ward off the chill that was settling in my bones. "He never told her?" I couldn't hide the disgust from my tone.

What kind of love was that, to lie about who you were to trap the person you loved? I was suddenly very grateful that I'd learned the truth about Trent when I had.

"No, and it's something he regrets to this day." He frowned. "In order to keep our existence a secret, we do whatever we can to blend in, and that often means pretending we're human. Doing human things. Following human traditions. It's easier to be what others expect us to be for as long as it suits us."