Octavius was startled by the sudden contact but leaned into it with as much eagerness as she did.
Claire felt an explosion at the back of her eyes, her body trembling like she had been struck by lightning. Her hand crept up to his shoulder and she wrapped her arm around his neck to pull him closer.
Octavius suddenly paused and pulled away from her, his teeth clenched with an irritated look in his eyes.
Claire flushed in embarrassment and her expression twisted into one of confusion and hurt.
She was about to ask what was wrong when he released an inhuman growl that made the car tremble, his eyes fixed on something outside.
She heard a squeak and watched as a small woman scampered away in shame.
"Why are these people so nosy?!" He hissed, his words muffled by the protruding fangs in
