“Vam-pie-err.” He sounds out the word slowly, echoing me with a bit of a sneer. “You humans butcher our kind in name and body.” “Are you not a vampire?” I don’t know why I’m asking. His nature is as apparent as his yellowed teeth, all-black eyes, and withered flesh. “We are vampir. Va-m-peer.” The word jumps from his lips with a flourish I’ve never heard before.
