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"Who are you?" Rose asked

"This is River," I said, reaching a hand down to River and pulling her up to stand next to me "She’s my friend" I was about to add that she was also a half-blood, but that would just invite another onslaught of questions, and I still had a huge backlog to start answering

And so the four of us gathered on Rose and Caleb’s boat and sat around on the deck I started h to the end for my sister and Caleb They displayed si the sa concerned when River and I showed thee to have been away froest separation in our life We’d both had such different experiences, and grown in different ways apart from each other

I understood why she had wanted to turn into a vampire And I also understood why my parents hadn’t wanted to turn her After what had happened tothe risk either But h it unnervedwas so different about me, it didn’t bother me asto becorateful that Rose had turned I’d been dreading ourbecause I’d feared how much her blood would call to me Now that she was a vampire, I could relax around her

Once I’d come to the end, Rose walked over to River and kissed her cheek "Welco her hand

"Thank you" River beaestureave me as she sat back down in her seat, I could tell that she’d already figured out that I felt more for River than just friendship

"So," Caleb said, looking at me, "the plan is for you to turn back into a human today?"

"Yes," I replied

"And then turn into a half-blood"

"How soon that happens will depend on how soon we’re able to get a…" My voice trailed off My eyes shot toward my sister "Rose, you could half-turn me"

Chapter 27: Rose

My eyes widened as I stared at my brother "Are you serious? I--I only just turned I don’t feel confident that I wouldn’t just rip out your throat"

"The only vampire who can turn me is one as just newly turned," Ben replied "You need to try for me, Rose You don’t have the probleood as anyone"

I looked at Caleb nervously then back to my brother "Once you’re a human, I… I’ll think about it," I said