CHAPTER 12

I retreated my fangs from her palm after pouring some of my venoms inside her to heal the wound. I cleaned my mouth with my wrist and shifted back slowly. The scenario was weird and disturbing. She looked at her palm and was surprised that it had healed.

"I guess your mum did not tell you everything about us," I said.

She just scoffed a laugh while examining her palm.

"Why aren't you afraid of me?" I demanded.

"Because what I feel for you is greater than the weight of your secret," she said, shifting closer to me.

"No, no. This doesn't seem right", I said." I'm a monster. We can't be together".

"I don't care about that, Desmond; every inch of my body is longing for you," she said, rising and moving closer to me.

"But what about the Mayor's rule?" I asked again.

"I don't care either."

By this time, her lips were an inch away from mine. She looked into my eyes once last time. I could hear the sound of her heartbeat. It was pounding hard against her chest. She placed her lips on