Chapter 40

“You don’t just snap your fingers and demand to be a vampire, you have to work for it. Either be married to a vampire or live with a nest for five hundred years before the council will turn you.”

“I know that already, but I figured that since I have a family part of this world, I can skip the waiting period,” Ann said, playing with her fingers.

“Oh, your father being a hunter and all? That should be interesting.”

“See you around, I guess,” Ann said, wishing she had something to talk about to stay in his company longer.

“See you,” Paris walked away. “Actually, I was going that way,” he said as he turned around.

“Paris,” Jessica acknowledged Paris as she walked past him on her way to Ann.

“I was just on my way to you. You look fancy. Why are you all dolled up?” Ann asked Jessica.

“It is my engagement party tonight,” Jessica said, while making inverted commas with her fingers.

“You are like only eighteen years old; they know that right?”

“Yes, but they waited so long they didn’t