Chapter Twelve
I shuffle in my seat, trying not to let my nerves show too much. If any of the vampires figure out who I am, and the experience I have on the topic of Professor Jefferies' lecture, then I don't know what will happen. After showing up one of them, some must have their suspicions, even if they're not saying anything aloud. I almost wish they would, then I can get whatever it was they were going to do with me out of the way.
"Can anyone tell me anything about dhampirs?" Professor Jefferies asks.
A wave of chatter runs through the room. I'm not surprised. In a lecture on the history of vampire hunting, it doesn't make much sense to be discussing dhampirs. At least, not to my classmates. I'm well aware of the connection. Ashryn must be laughing every time she thinks of me havi
