Hearing that, Seamus and Diane looked at each other in shock.
He wasn't a vampire, at least not a normal one. Nothing had changed about him except his power, yet he knew this decision would alter Maria's life forever.
And it wasn't his right to decide that.
But they were running out of time, and there was no other choice. He couldn't bear to lose another person who mattered.
Even if he and Maria had grown apart, fate had pulled them together again. That invisible thread that tied them once more in a twisted way, he couldn't let it snap now.
"Diane…" he said quietly.
"Don't. Don't you dare, Seamus."
Her usually calm face was filled with sadness, confusion, and something close to anger. She looked as though she could barely hold herself together.
"I've been rude to her… all this time," Diane said, her voice trembling.
"I should have treated her better. I should have the one to protect her."
