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I nodded

"At least for now" To my surprise, he picked up the unconscious human and placed him down at my feet

"Half-turn this human" "What?’ "You heardabout?" Michael nudged Jeraured this out" Jera I just assu humans means they don’t turn fully

Newly turned vampires have the capability to do this

We’ve tried with older va the

I’d never heard of "half-turning" a hu would be successful and the human would turn into a vampire, or the human would die

"How is that even done?" "You exercise self-control and only insert a small dose of your venos touched his skin, I’d drain him dry, the way I had with Yasmine and the other human I didn’t even recall by face

"What use are half-vampires to you anyway? What are they?" I asked

"They make useful, andas us, their blood isn’t at all appealing

It’s bitter

They live a long time

They’re preserved just as vampires are

And they’re of no threat to us because they haven’t gotten far enough into their turning to have developed fangs or claws

Nor do they consuular food too--so they’re not a burden to feed" "How is it that a newly turned vampire can do this and not an older one?" I couldn’t help but ask

"Younger va

It isn’t as developed and it’s less fast-acting

That’s why I believe you ht be useful to us… You can try, at least

Worst case--you fail and kill an enemy" I stared at the hunter he’d placed but a few feet away froh reason to want to kill these hunters after what they’d just done to randfather had been one--hell, my own father had been one before he’d turned into a vampire

Besides, even if this hunter did deserve it, I was trying to fight off the darkness digging e me further into

Michael scowled

"All this explanation, Jeraotus than we have" "True," Jera my face

"So, make your decision

Try to half-turn this man, and if you succeed you can come with us