pte
. Only it wasn't a nightmare, it was real. The red eyes, the fangs, the smell of blood and the wa
from the terror that clung to me like a second skin. I c
pted anything. The room was grand and decorated with gothic chandeliers and velvet curtains but I had no t
Dever
ers. His beauty was inhuman, his presence so powerful that it almost suffocated me. I had known
ddenly spat out, "What t
to me, feeling st
hell is happening? What is this place? Who are they? And why does he," I pointed at D
enc
silence that mad
ke he found my outburst amusing. My m
. "Raven... this is Ve
roz
ha
tly, standing up. "But you don't have to be sca
hearing yourself, Mom? Protec
fists as the memories of last night came
ok like a beast? A wolf? An alien? How the hell am I sup
lt shadowing her f
right? Marrying him and moving here to pretend like this is all normal?"
over. "And do you know what your pre
finish my
ment, the door swung ope
ius, Dante
iberate. They looked... different. No red eyes. No fangs. No coldnes
and charming. "Why are you so angry
ed at the
d Devereux and they looked perfect, almost too innocent
His eyes flashed red for a split second, and he bared his fangs so quick t
an down m
ossed, looking bored. "Raven, go eat your
n't m
rkened. "I
, Then, forcing a fake smile, I nodde
mused. "It's good to see you
a hug, his embrace was warm and deceptive. "Don't worry," he whisp
*
pped and twist
to go to sch
hem felt like a death sentence. So I turned to our driver,
s," Cassian inter
m, hesitated, then nodde
he atmosphere changed the moment the doors were closed, the air tu
ffocating and dangerous. Their fangs itched
sed myself against the door, my vo
ok at me; it was as
everywhere at them in the car before they turned into the beast they were. When we re
stumbled back, my c
gathered while excited whispers and glares were thrown a
l I had befriende
y fingers trembled against th
was cold. "I wa
ger and pain, loud enoug
you to stay away. But you didn't listen. You stubb
spering among themselves. I could feel t
ause of you, I won't attend this school anymore, I was only warning you as a friend, you were not suppose
murmurs stopped, a stunned
My voice and lip trembled in r
hey're blaming me. You're not just an ordinary human Raven, you're forbidden and Heavens and the Moons help you to escape the hell you've brought upon you
ungs as she spat tho
lt s
what happened. But now- Now, the entire
n sank deep an
here or anywhe
ade an enemy of the only perso
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