(Woke up with this scene in my head — I guess I’m going to be developing a Vampire AU??)
“—I will never be with you! Vampire or not, in this life or the next, I will never be yours and I will never become a killer.”
Throughout her tirade, Salazar listened and watched with an expression bordering on boredom; this was not the first time they have had this argument......but based on the dangerous glint in his dark eyes, this would be the last time it occurred.
Finished with her proclamation, Mariella pointed at the opening to the clearing they were standing in. “Now leave,” she demanded. “There’s no light yet.....you’ll have enough time to return home before dawn breaks.”
Disinterest gave way to a satisfied smirk. “So you do care for me,” he practically purred. “Despite your vehement objections, your abhorrence for the man I was and the creature I now am....you care for me.”
“......yes,” she bit out. “Yes, I do....damn you, I do!”
