Chapter 198

“I won’t leave you,” I promise, squeezing her hand as I move lay next to her.

Her eyes flutter open for a moment, unfocused and glazed with pain. Does she even recognize me? Or am I just another hurting her.

I know the danger she’s in. I can feel her life force wavering, struggling against the change. She needs me – my blood, my strength to survive this.

As I watch her suffer, my heart constricts. I bite into my wrist, reopening the wound I’ve been using to feed her. The sharp pain is nothing compared to what she’s enduring.

“Aubrey,” I whisper, pressing my bleeding wrist to her lips. “You need to drink. Please.”

Her eyes remain closed, but instinct takes over. She latches. onto my wrist, drawing my blood in desperate gulps. I stroke her hair, trying to soothe her.

“That’s it,” I encourage. “Take what you need.”

between us pulses, raw and new, but it’s not enough. Her body is fighting the change, rejecting what should

to myself than to

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gently pull away. Her breathing is labored, each inhale

her pleas. for release tearing at my soul as she begs me to kill her. I hold her hand tightly, my thumb tracing soothing circles on her skin.

I murmur, leaning close forcing more of

eyes flutter open, unfocused and glassy with pain.

know, love. I know. But you have to endure this. Not much longer.” I tell her seeing the gashes caused by

the guilt gnawing at me. This is necessary, I remind myself. She’s mine now. This pain, as excruciating as it

I encourage, even as another spasm wracks

his face a storm of emotions – anger, concern, and unmistakable fury

me.

demands, his voice

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