Ana could handle anything, including him snapping back at her, but the thing that actually made her visibly flinch was when he talked about 'caring for one another'. It was a foreign concept to her since she hadn't cared about anyone but herself and Ava for so long. "I never said I stopped feeding from men," she corrected him, crossing her arms as she did so. "I said I stopped having sex while feeding on them. There's a clear difference there."
Her mouth was set, her displeasure apparent as she stared at him for a moment. "I can't discriminate against who I demonstrate on in my class. It's gonna happen with men and women alike, so you better damn well get used to that fact."