Chapter 12

• I touched the bruise on my forehead. Pain was in his eyes as he looked down at me. “I don’t think I’m there yet.” He continued to look at me. I didn’t know what it was like when he used his ability, but looking away from his eyes was still hard for me. I felt drawn to them. I swallowed nervously. “If I ever get there, I mean, I don’t have fangs to bite you with to get blood…”
• He pulled a short, very sharp looking knife from somewhere behind him.
• I winced. “You cut yourself? Ouch. You guys into pain or something?”