*Darick's POV*
"How so?" Gwen asked, curiosity in her eyes.
Honestly, I never thought I'd tell this story to anyone, let alone a human. But here I was, spilling out my past, willingly and passionately. With Gwen, it felt so easy—and part of that scared me more than anything else.
I sighed, looking at the photo of Edward in her hands.
"I was in school one day when a fight broke out during lunch. I knew the kid getting beat and jumped in to save him. During a tussle with the boy who was beating my friend, he bit me. The pain was so intense it felt like fire surging throughout my body. I didn't think anything of it until I started experiencing strange things."
"What kind of strange things?" Gwen asked, interest burning in her eyes.
"It's hard to explain," I stated. “But I could go w
