-Ronan Hale:
I've always been jealous of vampires.
Not of their hunger, their cruelty, or the fact that they drain the life from others just to survive.
No, I envied their speed and their strength. I resented the fact that they had abilities far beyond what any human could ever achieve. But I also hated them for it. Because the cost of that power—the price they paid—was too high.
I've seen it before. People I knew, people who were just like me—human, normal—only to have their lives stolen from them by some vampire who thought they were worthy of more.
They changed after turning. Not just their bodies, but their souls. Their emotions, their humanity—it all vanished the second that venom took hold.
I've seen sons return to slaughter the parents who raised them. Husbands sink their teeth into their wives they once swore to protect. Lovers turn on each other, devouring each other because once you're a vampire, nothing else matters except hunger.
