Chapter 23

• We sat there eating quietly for a few moments. I was thinking of what it would mean to my life if my father was found. I wasn’t sure what Chase was thinking about, but he had a most curious expression in his eyes as he watched me.
• Setting his fork down, he picked up the glass and studied me briefly over the rim. “Would the availability of human essence be one of the reasons you’d want to stay on this side?”
• I honestly hadn’t seen that question coming. “I’m not certain why you would think that, I actually abhor having to feed, I think with the availability of the meals on dial-up over there, it is much less troublesome.”