I swallowed hard. I hadn't actually thought that far. Was I expecting that all the vampires would simply agree to turn back into humans? Was I expecting that Derek and I would just skip out of The Shade and live normal, human lives? If Derek turned back to a mortal, he'd be powerless to fight against all these forces coming at him.
I couldn't find answers to the concerns Derek was placing before me, and yet every bit of me was screaming that this was the way, that this was as close as we could get to true sanctuary at the moment.
"You're supposed to take your kind to true sanctuary, Derek. That much we know is true, but what is true sanctuary?"
"You tell me." He shrugged a shoulder. "I don't really know anymore, to be honest. I used to think The Shade was true sanctuary."
