“And where does Dad fit in?”

“Right now, we have an alliance with him so we can help each other defeat the Malcontents.” Shanna sighed. “But once we succeed, I’m afraid Dad will focus his attention on getting rid of all Vamps.” Her eyes glistened with tears. “Once the witch hunt begins, where will it all end? My children are half vampire.”

Caitlyn gulped. “No.” She touched her sister’s arm. “I can’t believe Dad would ever harm his own grandchildren.”

Shanna grabbed Caitlyn’s hand and squeezed. “He thinks Tino is completely mortal. Please don’t tell him—”

“I would never,” Caitlyn assured her. “I could never allow an innocent to suffer.” That was exactly what had caused her fiasco at the State Department.

“Thank you.” Shanna hugged her. “So now you need to know what the job offer is about. MacKay S and I provides security for good Vamps like Roman. And they investigate and hunt down Malcontents. You would get to travel all over the world, using your language skills to help them with their investigations. And you’ll be making the world a safer place for mortals. Would you like more information from Emma?”

“Not really. To be honest with you, I need some time to assimilate all of this. Part of me is still thinking this is a weird dream and I’ll wake up.”

“I understand, but there’s actually more stuff I need to tell you.”

Caitlyn lifted a hand to stop her. “Not now, please. I’m feeling a little…dizzy with information overload.”

“All right. We’ll stop for now. I’m sorry to shock you so much, but when I heard Dad was planning to hire you, I wanted to show you our side of the story before you made up your mind. At least now you have a choice.”

“I’ll think about it.” Caitlyn stood. And she would definitely talk to Dad to see if his story matched up. “Maybe I should go.”

“Oh no!” Shanna jumped to her feet. “You just got here. And you haven’t met Roman and Tino. Please stay a little longer.”