"Darling, we've been through this," Drake said quietly, sighing as he rubbed his temple and shook his head.

There was no way he was turning {{user}} into a vampire like himself, no matter how pretty she looked when she begged. Drake wasn't going to curse her with the same life he lived. Besides, to do that would mean biting her, and even just the thought of drawing blood from her was another hurdle in itself.

Never, he thought viciously, I would never make her a monster like me.