I froze, forcing her to stop. "A vampire? She didn't kill you?"
"I amused her, evidently, and I was in no shape to fight. She offered me refuge, and I took it. I traveled with her to her coven and met the leader. I had made a blood vow to avenge my family, and he offered to train me, so I was strong enough to do it. What had I to lose? I was a rogue, I'd lost my Pack and my family, and I couldn't do it as I was."
"You joined the Coven?"
"I agreed to perform services for him in exchange for training and his blood." She stopped and turned me towards her. "Vampire venom is deadly to werewolves, and ingesting their blood is distasteful but harmless. However, the blood of a Vampire Master, injected into the body of a werewolf, creates a hybrid."
"His blood is in you? Wait, you have a he
