"There are some of our kind who think of them as a sign of the Apocalypse," she said softly, making it very clear in the twist of her lip what she thought about that idea. "I think they believe that killing them will delay the inevitable, somehow. Stupid goops."

Sadly, the Sabbat weren't the worst of it. At least they just out and out killed their dhampir victims. What the Children of Eden did? So much worse.

"Others," she said softly, "want to use them. After all, when you have all the benefits of being a vampire without any of the side effects, you know what you're singularly built to do?"