Seth wouldn't have considered the idea if Irene hadn't brought it up. Until then, he hadn't noticed anything unusual about Dree. She seemed like any other girl to him. Now, thanks to Irene's words, everything about Dree made him question her true nature.

First, as the flirtatious waitress had pointed out, something that Seth had initially thought was ordinary now seemed unusual: Dree's pale skin and slender frame. He had assumed it was just her body type, her genetics. But now he shuddered at the thought. What if Dree's genetics were vampiric?

Secondly, as Irene had mentioned, it seemed rather strange that Dree had such a strong instinct. It was...