His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

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.

better sleep with one eye open because sooner or later,

was icy, her

into his eyes. Her stare screamed,

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

Casper was so eager to drag

You think

an act?"

pinning her against

know him better than I do? How much do you really know about him? Some things aren't as they

so what?" Her eyes were filled with fatigue, and she

damn thing."

tell the difference, I ended up marrying someone like

Did I say something wrong? Compared to Aaron, you're

grasped her chin. "So, in your eyes, I'm the evil one, and he's the good one?" "What else could it be?" Her lips