Valentina
"What is it?" Chrissy asked urgently when she noticed my expression.
"It's...bad," I said, finishing the letter. I heard a dull roaring in my ears. "It looks like my great-grandparents trusted a powerful vampire named Henry, so much so that they...sided with him instead of the Association during a pretty big battle." My hands shook as I held the letter. "This is from my great-grandmother, basically telling the Association that they can't be part of it anymore if they won't listen to reason."
"Aw man," Chrissy said, shaking her head sadly. "I told you, didn't I? Vampires are master manipulators. They draw you in. Henry is actually still around, you know, if it's the one I'm thinking about."
"He is?" I asked, reading through the letter again.
"Mmhmm, he's about 300-ish years o
