Soudin was shocked by Tyler’s answer, was the boy playing tricks with his mind? How could he not be mad at him for all that he’d just revealed? Tyler gave the answer.

“Even though it was all for your own greed and selfishness, you did save my life. And I think a thousand years of painful guilt is enough punishment for an old vampire like you.”

“Thank you for forgiving me, Tyler, you don’t know the burden you’ve just lifted off my chest.”

Tyler sighed, “I guess it’s no use searching for my parents then since they’re long gone.”

“Speaking of that, there’s a very old portrait of your parents...