Twisted vampiric features smirk at me, but I can tell he’s in pain.
“Rue...”
He winces, and then his features shift, and his body seeming to grow smaller as he suddenly takes his more human-like form. Dreadlocks span out on the ground like snakes, and that beautiful mouth twists up into a smile.
The red shorts that had been tight on his thighs seemed to expand with the change, molding against his muscular body in the form of a jumpsuit.
“Chère...” He chuckles, and the sound is normal, beautiful. “I thought I told you to stay away.”
I roll my eyes at his words, but I can’t help the laughter that bubbles out of me. Just like I can’t help but to grab him by the neck and pull him up to me and press my lips to his.
And it’s like I’ve finally found home.