I’m not some predator who’s going to pounce on any human I’m alone with. In fact, believe it or not, I’ve never even bitten anyone. Being a vampire is a disease, not a lifestyle choice.” “That’s how you see it. But from the outside, you appear pretty damn dangerous, sweetheart.” In more ways than one. “Is that how you see me?” She looked at him then, searching his eyes. “Am I just the monster from the closet your parents warned you about? Are you afraid I’ll attack your daughter? Or how about you? Wasn’t it pretty foolish of you to invite me here tonight, knowing we’d be alone? Or is Chrissy here somewhere and you’re counting on her to call the police if the big bad monster gets out of hand at the dinner table?” Now that just ticked him off. “First off, I’d never be so stupid as to purposefully put my daughter into a dangerous situation. She’s at a friend’s house for the night.” Even as he said the words, he realized how they sounded. “So you do think I’m some serial killer on the loose.”
