I Was Evil

"He opposes the vampire queen." He shook his head. "He's the leader of those who want you and all of the marked dead." He blew out his breath. "More than that, though, he is my father."

"Like, your real father?" I was confused.

We'd all believed his father was dead - that he'd died in a fire more than a decade ago.

He nodded. "Yes. When we spoke, he explained that he needed to fake his own death." Gabe's eyes filled with wonder. "Apparently, he's been alive a long time."

The make-believe pixilettes in my tummy were having a field day. But I could only focus on one thing at a time.

"Why didn't he want you?" I was confused. The man faked his own death and left Gabe to go through life alone.

Thank goodness for Professor Pops.

Gabe pulled away. "It isn't that he didn't want me. He's just busy, and those who are loyal to the queen killed my mom. He believed Professor Pops would be able to care for me until I was old enough to understand. And Professor Pops did. I couldn't have asked fo