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He frowned a“It depends on the Vampire Like mortals, we’re all different, colored by the lives we led before ere turned Soive up entirely to the lust for blood Others never fully accept the change Yearning for their old lifestyle, feeling alienated by the Dark Trick, they usually destroy theaze ly in her throat “Always” He could see by her expression that the idea repulsed her on many levels

“How can you do it? How can you prey on innocent people and drink their blood?”

“Once a Vampire is turned, it’s normal Only those who don’t fully accept what they’ve beco to their humanity, are bothered by it”

Savanah lifted a hand to her throat “Have you ever wanted to drinkwhat her reaction would be if she knew he had already tasted her—tasted her and yearned for more He smiled inwardly There was no need to wonder what her reaction would be She would doubtless grab a stake and plunge it into his heart

“Are there other Vampires in Kelton?”

“Would you expect me to tell you if there were?”

“No, I guess not” She rubbed her hands over her ar a Vaht, I forgot Do you like it, being a Vaed “I scarcely reotten what the sun felt like on his skin, what ht He had never had a regular job, and although he had a first-rate education, there weren’t htti to be a ician because he could pick and choose where and when he wished to perforrandfather, he didn’t have a great deal of wealth He didn’t own property or a ho, but then, he didn’t need much, and his meals were free

“Do you sleep in a coffin?”

“Not anyician, taking his rest in a casket became impractical

“What do you sleep in now?”

“My underwear,” he replied, purposefully rinned when she scowled at him “A bed, like most of my kind” These days, most of the Undead had forsaken coffins for the co-size beds

“Well, this has been very educational,” Savanah re to hurt you?”

“I guess so” She bit down on the inside corner of her lip, hesitant to ask the next question, but needing to be sure “I couldn’t be pregnant, could I?”

“No, you don’t have to worry about that”

To her chagrin, she feltyourself now for sleeping with a rateful that you don’t have to worry about carrying my child”

She looked up, surprised by the undercurrent of hurt in his voice “Rane…”

“I knohat I a I knohat you’re thinking, probably a hell of a lot better than you do”