Chapter 15: ShockLying flat on my back, I stared at the canvas overhead, my mind in turmoil. What had just happened? Over and over I repeated the conversation I'd had with Lucas, trying to figure out where it had gone so wrong. I'd seen the way he looked at me – had I really mistaken love for blood thirst? I cursed Marianne silently, she'd pushed me to make a decision and what had it gotten me? Certainly not what I'd expected. I'd gone from the comfort of knowing Lucas loved me, to having him assure me he didn't. I was better off before I'd opened my big fat mouth, when I'd at least had the illusion of there being a chance to resolve this. His words echoed over and over in my mind. He didn't love me, wasn't sure he ever had. He'd only wanted my blood, from the very beginning. Was he tellin
