Chapter 57Arthur cupped Mavis' chin in his hand. "I will never do it." He shook his head sadly. "I will never turn you into a vampire."
Mavis frowned. "How can you say that?"
Interlaced streamers of red and gold light swirled around Arthur like a fiery halo as he gazed at her. "I will never subject you to such suffering."
"You don't think I've already suffered in my life?" said Mavis.
"This..." Arthur touched the place where his heart should have been. "...isn't life, Mavis. It's a mockery. A prison."
"You're wrong," said Mavis. "You act more alive than anyone I've ever met."
"I put on a brave face," said Arthur. "Make no mistake, my existence is a horror. The dark deeds I've inflicted on the world, just to survive." His expression hardened. "Abominations. The drinking
