KNOX
I am a demon. A beast that preys on the weak. I am your mate, Oleander. I am the weakling who couldn't take you away from here to ease your pain.
Those were the words balanced at the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't bring myself to say them. I couldn't bring myself to reveal everything she had seen, even though all I wanted was to tell her the truth.
The truth about me. About Dante. About the world she had unknowingly stepped into.
I stared at the tears streaming down her face and the dried blood smeared across her palm. Swallowing hard, I dug my nails into my skin, clawing at my palms, grounding myself in the sharp flare of pain. I couldn't get close to her.
Not now. Not while I was being watched.
I shook my head, barely forcing the words past my throat, when she suddenly screamed.
"No… no… no. Don't give me that look, Hex. You have to tell me everything. Don't make me feel like I'm insane. I saw everything. Everyone changed. Your eyes… Dante's… that woman…"
