I gave him a weak smile and nodded. “I’m getting to that.” I thought for a moment, hedging, wondering how much he could handle. But at this point, there was no stopping now. “I work for the government, for a secret organization within the CIA. We’re a team of vamps that go in and clean up messes, or protect people, but only in extreme cases. And to the government, we don’t exist.”

Zac nodded, looking at my fingers again. So far, so good. He might get through this in one piece after all.

“And,” I continued, “you’re father’s my boss.”

Immediately, Zac’s head snapped up and his eyes met mine...