AURELIA'S POV “Vegetative state?” “Yes,” he answered, slowly, ignoring my widened eyeballs. “We got into a scuffle and I mistakenly injured her.” He heaved another sigh and walked to stand by the window. “I caused some injuries to her brain, and coupled with the opium addiction, She fell into an abyss of lifelessness. It's been a year now, and I haven't been able to get over her, or love another person. I knew you had seen me sneaking into the bedroom far end of the castle at night. Yes, I visit Melissa every night and tell her everything happening in my life. I know she can hear me because her heart still beats. She can feel my touch, she can see me. The only thing she does not have is the ability to move her body, and it is because her body has become dead. She can never have streng

