I don't know why I thought I must act coldly to make you hate me; it is inevitable, whatever I do. He was going to walk straight past them, but she put out her arm and stopped him. Charlotte stood very still, her gaze fixed on that face, feeling that if she moved he would kill her. She saw the man on the floor, grinning no longer, the mauve tint below his eyes now colouring his whole face.
I'm not a vampire, just… different. creature, I don't know him at all! God help me, what have I done? She tried to cry ou He could afford to be indulgent; his power over her was complete. There had only ever been this… everything else was a bereavement.
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