Nova's POV
“I swear I didn't know the candy had wolfsbane. I wouldn't have…” my breath hitched and I raised my head back up. “I was trying to mess with you, not…not do all this.”
My hands demonstrated my feelings. He shifted against the pillows, pushing his body upward and a small slipped out his lips but he acted like it wasn't from him. His eyes held for a long second and he shook his head.
Was that his way of ridiculing me?
“You always push.”
“I know,” I said fast then stopped, unclenched my fist as I began to express my feelings. “I promise I'll stop.”
“How long are you going to keep swearing?” He asked, corking his head and I blinked, unsure of what to say.
“Huh?”
His good hand touched his needle hunched arm. That was when I noticed his honey kissed skin and gone pale, hi
