Listening intently as Susan explained what she knew, I heaved a sigh. Who am I? Susan began: Your father, myself and I are vampires. We belong to the North Coven, one of the biggest and strongest covens in the world. Both of us, William and I are hybrid vampire/witches. We hold a high rank in the coven, both taking seats on council. These retreats the three of us go on are so we can hunt, learn new skills in the Academy and strengthen our ties to other Kingdoms in the supernatural world. Gage is our son, but he is adopted, just as you are. His parents were murdered in the Battle for the North, centuries ago. William and I couldn't conceive because we are very old and pureblood vampires cannot carry a fetus to term. Pureblood just means we were born what we are to a normal couple. In our