"Is that the same as being fully human, though?" Verity asked, resting her head on his shoulder. This seemed to be a conversation where extra cuddles couldn't hurt. "Ghouls and harpies and chupacabra all have family units and childhoods."

As far as she could tell, the problem wasn't that Liam was half-Kimera, but that his whole existence had been predicated around being a tool for others to use.