"Hey, there." Salem’s smirk widened, one sharp fang catching the light. Ellio instinctively took a step back, heart hammering in his chest. The male he had believed to be Xorran now stood fully revealed in his true form. Vampire through and through. The familiar hazel eyes were gone, replaced by a deep, glowing crimson that seemed to pierce right through him. A flush of guilt washed over Ellio. How could he have been so easily fooled again? He had let himself be carried away, lost in the illusion, and now he realized just how thoroughly he had been deceived. How could I not differentiate him and Xorran? It’s either he’s getting good at acting.. or I am getting easy to fool. “How..how did you get here?” Ellio’s voice shook, disbelief lacing every word. The last thing he remembered, o

