AVEL
I walked behind Kai, my steps not quick enough as he continued in front of me without even looking back, despite hearing me call out to him. I knew he had heard me, and ignoring me would not change anything.
He’d made it clear it was over, that he couldn’t choose me. But I wasn’t done. I couldn’t be done. It felt like something happened to me when he drank my blood, and I desperately wanted him; it physically hurt, and I knew it was strange, even twisted, to continue chasing after him after he told me he had a fiancée. I knew it was wrong to even give myself hope.
But something inside me refused to listen to reason, and it was more than just wanting him; I needed him.
When I saw him, it was like a fire ignited inside of me, and when he said he needed to go to the men's room, it
