Chapter 72. Dumbass

I keep on staring at her. I just can't help it. Even reminisced about what she looked like just a while ago. How determined and strong she fought. She must have her own doubts and hesitations whether we could get out of the battle alive. But of course, I would never let harm fall on her.

I just can’t. Besides my hatred. My reasons. My rejection. I cannot have it in me to really put her in harm’s way or even physically hurt her. That is below me. And my parents did not raise me to be such a douchebag. Even if she thought otherwise.

Her anxious expressions earlier and her fear that I could sense through our bond woke up this animalistic side of me enough to just want to trap her in my room back in Blood Moon. I would fucking kill every rogue for her if she's that scared of them. But despite her fears, she battled them head-on and even managed to kill three of them. Addison confidently displayed this resilience within her, which only fueled my desire to shield he