I sank down onto his couch. All right. I've basically tricked and cheated my way onto the Vampire Council. But I've also exposed myself as a Vampire who has different abilities than other vamps. Different abilities equates to more power. Just politics, baby. That's why a Vamp like me would be a danger to the entire Vampire Nation.

And what about Tony? One minute he was acting all protective. Next minute he was going behind my back ensuring my subservience! He had a lot of ...