How is that possible, though? How does a place take someone's heart or transform them into a werewolf or a vampire?

( as far as he knew, taking someone's heart (including his own) would kill them. and to become a vampire or a werewolf meant either being born with gene or dying with vampire blood in your body.

the sun doesn't just rise and suddenly turn everyone that it touches into whatever it wants. it's not possible. he doesn't think she's lying but it doesn't sound possible. )

Are you stuck like that forever? [ a life sentence akin to his own? ]