Adrian looked around, maintaining his calm, "I had only shown the same disgust and bewilderment of seeing a vampire as the rest of the others did that evening, sir. There was nothing more to it."
Poor Adrian. I wondered how he felt calling his own people disgusting…
The room was tense, and I could feel the heavy weight of the accusations hanging over Adrian. I held onto Sarah's hand, unable to look away from the unfolding scene.
"But why was he particularly looking at you?"
"I didn't notice that, sir. I have never seen that creature before."
With each denial from Adrian, my father's anger and suspicion grew stronger.
As the interrogation went on, I could see the frustration and helplessness on Adrian's face. He tried to remain composed, desperately trying to prove his innocence to my
