"Because it's normal for me to just push aside the idea that my girlfriend might want to drink my blood," Eli sarcastically replied to Helen. This wasn't a conversation he wanted to just skip cover as if it was not important.
All this time, the woman he loved was a rare case. A creature who feasted on vampires and changed the food chain they were so accustomed to. It made sense the person Eli fell in love with had to be a strong individual or they would not survive his circle whether Eli introduced his partner to them or not. He was hanging onto the idea that the two of them were fated for each other.