Zoe looked at her older sister, unable to hide the hurt on her face. "Just like you chose to always spend time with him or your teacher instead of me?" she asked, her voice a bit bitter. She had gone to Palm Springs in hopes of not only learning from her sister but to spend time with her, so that they could bond. But Sydney had chosen others instead of her own sister.
"That...that's because...because..." she struggled to think of a reason but couldn't come up with one. But when Sydney said those words about whatever they had done to Keith they had tried to do to her, Zoe's face blanched and she stumbled away from Sydney. "I'm sorry..." she whispered, her voice barely audible. "I just...we were suppose to spend time together in Palm Springs but you kept avoiding me and spent time with them. We're suppose to be family but you chose to spend time with those unnatural things instead of me!" A few tears slid down her face, the hurt she had felt at Sydney's constant choosing of the vampires, dhampirs and her teacher clear.