Chapter 1- Remembering
Of course it was illegal. Not that I generally tell people of my exploits, but this was a pretty unique situation. I had almost died. Not that I hadnât almost died before, but this was different. I actually felt my heart stop this time. Iâve lost bloodâliters of itâbut I never saw the light. I never came that close to touching it.
At that moment, if I could have left, I should have. I had already decided to let him go. I had already told myself that he wasnât worth the pain he was causing me. This lifestyle wasnât worth it. But I just laid there, the blood pouring out of me onto the timber floor, as heâd stared coldly back. Maybe âcoldlyâ is too strong a word. No, his gaze wasnât frosty, or chilly, or even sharp as a shard of ice. His eyes had been blank.
