-Amber-
I shook my head. He had to stop talking about letting me drink from him. The taste of his blood was so already engraved into my taste buds, I could taste him even now, just thinking about it. It didn’t help that his blood-red eyes were watching me with so much intensity that it made me squirm in my seat.
“Are you really willing to hurt yourself just to defy everyone else?” the king asked, leaning back, his entire aura radiating power. In that moment, he looked every bit the mighty king he was.
“Yes,” I replied.
He shook his head, only appearing more disappointed.
I shrugged. “This food is enough.”
“Not to be at your full strength. It will never be enough. You would understand that if you knew what it felt like.”
“I’m fine,” I insisted because I simply didn’t want to know wha
