275 Chapter 275

A smile flickered across Mina's face as she considered my question. A glimpse at her teeth had me running my tongue across mine. Neither of us had fangs just now. "Heavens, no." Mina shattered my hopes of finding someone with similar problems, but whatever it was I could do for her daughter, I would still do it. She continued, and I hung on every word. "That was a long time ago. She's long past, that one. Beautiful girl, though."

My confusion grew with her explanation. "You knew someone who was half Vampire, half Hunter?" What really caught my attention was the fact that this person had died. What had killed her? I leaned forward toward Mina, and she shifted her weight, too, which had me leaning back. I wasn't afraid of her. I knew she wouldn't hurt me even if she could. This wasn't a trapshe legitimately wanted me to help her daughter. When she nodded in response to my last question, I asked, "When? Where? What happened to her?"