Chapter 2 : Mistakes

I hide on the other side of the coffee table, peeking at the figure sitting on top of the altar cloth. It looks strange… almost like it's hunched over in an awkward position.

Holding my breath, I watch as it unfolds itself and stands slowly. Long limbs stretched and brought back into place—like the creature is being reformed before my very eyes.

There's only a single candle left lit on the cloth and it flickers violently when the creature moves away from it.

Oh gods… what the hell did I just do?

Something comes rumbling from it, dark and dangerous sounding. Almost like a growl.

"What are you doing?"

I freeze at the voice.

It—he?— bends and picks up the candle that's still lit. Bringing it closer to me, the coffee table creaks when he leans into it. He holds the candle over me, looking down at where I'm squished.

I stare up into a beautiful set of eyes filled with chaos and a fire burning behind them. Furious and apathetic all rolled into one.