"I won't." Riley replied indignantly, his voice thick with resentment towards the vampire. "I wasn't asking, I was usin' my etiquette." He pursed his lips, his skin shivering just a little - he wasn't used to being this close to the old, cold magic that kept vampires 'alive.' "I'd rather spit in my own eye than ask you for anything." He added, "You may not respect who I am, but you sure as hell ought to remember what I am." He was ready to throw Tao through a wall, that's what he was. His skin was crawling and he didn't like it. Even though he was standing in the middle of the office, Tao's eyes made him feel like he was backed into a corner. "I'm not going to be no fuckin' vampire pet." He added, "I'm leader of East Pack and I'm not second to anyone."