Abby shrugged. “I haven’t had human food since I became a vampire.”
“What?” Trent asked, horrified. “And you’re a scientist? Wasn’t that the first thing you tested?”
“I think the first thing I tested was sunlight.”
Trent pushed the jar of honey towards her. “Try it, in the interest of science.” He offered her a spoon.
Slow heartbeats gathered closer; the refectory went quiet.
Abby sniffed the jar.
It smelled like rotten eggs.
She wrinkled her nose, then took the offered spoon—hunters behind her reached for their blades—and dug it into the liquid. Then she put it into her mouth.
Sweetness burst along her tongue. Abby widened her eyes and met Trent’s. “I taste it. I really taste it! It tastes like honey!”
Annette and Kenny were now openly staring at her.
Jen seemed confused; Elliot
