"Only if you feed on the unwilling," she explains. Yes, vampires were still hunted, but that was the official word, the last time she checked.

Evie raises an eyebrow. "No. We're not at the top. But we're not at the bottom, either. It's a community, here." It should be. They were working on it. "Every group has a say."

"They do- pardon." This girl was odd, that much was clear. Evie's brow furrows. "What is it your sire has sent you here for, exactly?"