CLARA'S POV
Dage shrugged. "Bad feeling."
The level of tension in the room rose, and I shifted in my seat. Apparently Dage's feelings carried some weight with his brothers. Conn typed some more and the screen split into two, so Kane remained on one side and a series of images came up on the other. I studied the images for a moment. A graphic of a spiraled helix of acids chained together swirled in a multitude of colors. "There are twenty-three pairs of chromosomes—that's human DNA, not plant."
Taki nodded as a second image came up next to the first. I gasped as I counted thirty chromosomal pairs on the second chain. "That's vampire DNA," Taki confirmed quietly.
I peered with interest at the third colorful chain of DNA spiraling together next to the others. I counted the pairs. Then I counted them again. "There are twenty-seven chromosomal pairs." I turned inquisitive eyes on Taki. "Who has twenty-seven?"
