Aaron's POV. I was not the best at lying. I had to, most of the times, because of the type of person my father was. Growing up now I, came to understand and value myself more. I was doing the best I could to make him proud in anyway possible. But he never understand how hard it is for me. The smell of human blood was like fresh air to my nostrils and everything else was just pungent. I tried so hard to destroy that part of me, but I would just be destroying my whole self in the process. I needed time to think. With Nathan breathing fire down my back and Violet melting my insides, it was hard to be amongst the crowd and not get lost in thoughts. I couldn't talk to Dad about any of this, because then he'll bring up the monster talk again. I wasn't up for that. These days, my vampire s