David The sound of her crying was like a knife to the chest. I shouldn’t have told her like that, I should have made things right first. I needed to make her understand. And I most definitely shouldn’t have left. Even with the door closed, I could hear her sobs. Each one was slightly louder than the one before. I banged my head against the door. What the hell was the matter with me, why couldn’t I make her understand? This might be the councils' idea, their plan but I did have feelings for her. Real genuine feelings. For the first time in centuries, I actually cared about someone who wasn’t my blood. Yet I couldn’t seem to make her see it. “Sir?” I turned with a snarl. “I told you not to come here gabby, not ever” I didn’t even glance at the red and purple bruises that littered he

