"I'm pretty sure I said that I wasn't a vampire earlier. I'll take it one step further: I'm almost positive that I'm incapable of being anything but human. I'm not even on the bottom rung of vampire society, and I'm happy to be there." He quirked a wry smile. "I'd be a miserable minion, anyway."

Except he wouldn't. He was very, stupidly, ridiculously, loyal and he would do almost anything for someone he loved. That would be easy enough to twist by anyone who knew what they were doing.