A heavy silence fell over us as we processed the gravity of Dom's revelation, the weight of centuries-old grudges and betrayals hanging in the air like a dark cloud.

"But she didn't succeed," Dom said quietly, his gaze distant as he recalled the events that had shaped his immortal existence. "Someone found me before it was too late, and they took pity on me, turning me into a vampire."

As Dom's story came to an end, I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe at the resilience and strength he had displayed in the face of such adversity.

"That's... quite a story," Graham said.

But there was no time...