“Oh, yes,” Gavin agreed. “Vampires.” He sat back in his chair and linked his hands over his chest. “And while it’s easy to dismiss those that have done you harm, please be sure that you consider the full ramifications of doing such a thing to an entire group of people. You see, Lyle, there is a reason why vampires are targeted. It’s because they have to be. They’re not loyal and passive like wolves. They’re not easily corrected by plastic surgery and growth hormones like elves. But they are not the first to be—”
“Then maybe they should be,” Lyle said, sitting forward.
There was a frown creasing his forehead that Matthew realized was almost the mirror image of the one Vaughn wore. It was oddly adorable to see the two men look so similar. It reminded Matthew of his own father, even though
