Aphrodite
he smirked, he seemed to be enjoying this, "they would have killed you or me. But fret not over this, my Aphrodite, 'tis all in the past. We must focus on our present and future."
I swallowed, "how are you so..." I refrained from asking about why he was so casual with killing people, "are you all right? Who of your family did you kill?"
"Only my mother and sister," he responded.
"Oh, my," I sighed, "what of your father then?"
"I killed my father and brothers a century ago when we fought for dominance."
"Fought for dominance?"
"Dominance, power, wealth, all of those sorts. That is what happens with vampires, my Aphrodite. We are power hungry and fear not with killing our own blood to get it."