he changed from my friend into a monster that is seconds from ripping my throat out. I squeeze my eyes shut against the burning that rises. A single traitorous tear slips out of the corner of one eye.
Klaus’s weight is gone as he shifts to the side. “Ayame?”
I don’t move.
Klaus’s thumb brushes across my temple, wiping away the tear. Then his arms are around me, pulling me into him. “I’m sorry. That was obviously the wrong way to do things.”
My eyes snap open. I press my hands against his chest and shove backward. He releases me without a fight.
I flop back onto the pillows. “The wrong way to… what?” I snap.
He ducks his head. “You need to learn to defend yourself. I should have been adamant about it long before now.”
I rise to sit, glaring down on him. “And you thought attacking me
