42. Regret

A zap of current ran down his spine and for the first time in his life, he felt something he had never felt before.

Fear.

Raw and hot, flowing through his veins as he watched her in tense silence.

"Ava-" He took a step forward. "Don't," She threatened, glaring at him.

"Don't come close or I'll shoot myself," She warned. Eyes red and angry. Hands trembling. Lips quivering.

He paused. All of a sudden, his heart was drumming in his ears. In those mere seconds, he thought of millions of possibilities to get over there and snatch the gun from her.

Aiden knew Ava was trying to grab the gun when he was feasting on her. He diabolically thought it'd be fun, but he wasn't aware she could use that thing and the fun would lead to such catastrophe.

He intended to chain her to the bed for her whole life as her punishment, but something was f*cking wrong with him and in such a furious scenario he had this insane impulse to taste her, and he did exactly that. It was a first for hi