Chapter 27 – My Box of Surprise

(Cole’s POV)

Just one night, it was my promise to everyone, but another night would not hurt us, especially me. I spent the whole night gazing at Brielle, who slept like a baby. Whenever Gen called her barbie doll, I wished to correct her that she looked more like the moon goddess than the fashion doll.

My fingers brushed the few strands of hair in her face and tucked them behind her ears. Feeling her soft skin and looking at her gorgeous and alluring face, I sometimes forgot who we were and why we had to stay strangers.

She took me by surprise last night when she went into the tub to get me out of the water, and if Aarush didn’t come, I would not stop and would not dare care about her being the enemy of my kind. The Order of the Orion misunderstood our existence, including us in the rogue vampires they met and hunted, but we were not like them.

“You can kiss me, you know. I’ll just pretend I’m still asleep,” Brielle murmured, curving her lips into a smile. Slowly, she opened her eyes