Pure vampire
"…and you'll get your throat ripped out — again."
"Once. He did that once." Alex elbowed me and took a position in front of the fire. "You did what you had to do."
"Right." My voice sounded hollow, funny, because I felt hollow, like an empty shell. "And now I'm bonded — to someone I don't love. Tell me, how does that work out in all those romance novels Stephanie likes to read?"
Alex ignored me as another one of Genesis's screams rocked the mansion. She was transitioning, meaning, for a human, she would be going into an absolute frenzy to be with me. I should be pleased.