Eliza was beside herself with emotion. She looked so fragile, so pitiful, like a delicate white flower battered by the storm.

He could have let her see him. But he couldn't. Not now, at least.

"Don't go crazy on me." He grabbed her trembling shoulders, speaking earnestly. "I promise. I won't make you wait too long, okay?"

"Do you think I can still trust you?" She laughed bitterly, tears streaming down her face. "Casper, I've already died once. I don't want to die a second time. Can you let me go? Let my family go?" "No one's trying to kill you." He cupped her tear-streaked face, half coaxing, "I'm not holding you or your family back. Some things are just... ah!"

She suddenly bit down hard on the base of his thumb. He didn't push her away, letting her bite. Only when his blood stained her lips did she push him away in disgust.

Blood and bite marks mingled into a blurry mess. He quickly pulled out a tissue to cover the wound. "You're a real piece of work, huh?"

"You asked for it."

"I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you, and you bite me?" He was genuinely angry.

You better sleep with one eye open because sooner or later, my knife is going to find

icy, her

eyes. Her

deep helplessness. "Then who do you trust? Aaron? Do you think

are you any good?" She snapped back. Casper was so eager to drag Aaron down with her. "At least he's honest, gentle, and knows how to

Gentle? You think

all an act?" Casper

her against the wall "You

know him better than I do? How much do you really

haven't known him as long as you have, so what?" Her eyes were filled with fatigue, and she let out a cold

thing." He couldn't

someone like you. You could take a life and wouldn't blink an

unafraid. "What? Did I say something wrong?

your eyes, I'm the evil one, and

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