“Why change me then?” I demanded. “Seeing me in the crowd was reason enough to turn me?” “Yes.” He caught my gaze again, his features smooth with compassion. “And no.” This time, I frowned. “What does that even mean?” “I wouldn’t wish this existence on my worst enemy.” Um, okay. Then what did that make me? “But you’re the furthest thing from my worst enemy. And the thought of losing you before I even had a chance to know you… I couldn’t bear that.”