Lucie Pov
I wondered if he realized he was blushing. The red on his cheeks was cute, to be honest. I stared into his amber eyes, remembering our earlier conversation. His words, my words. Why did I say them? I was supposed to stay away from him. Why did I tell him I’d accept him no matter what? He didn’t even realize I knew what he was. I should have let him walk away, but once again…I stopped him. Could he feel it? The pull between us, the feeling like I wasn’t complete unless I was touching him? Did he feel it too? Surely it wasn’t just me, right? But…we couldn’t be…together. It’s not like he wanted to anyway, right? This was all in my head. Besides, he was…a vampire. Stay away from them, mother had said. They’re dangerous, she whispered. I could still hear her words echoing through
