C46 Coward

ALARIC

Her gasp filled the room, sharp and disbelieving.

I’d been careless — too close, too raw, too exposed — and I knew she’d seen the flicker of fangs when I pulled back from the kiss. For the briefest second, her wide eyes mirrored everything I feared: recognition.

But then it shifted. Not fear, not yet. Something far more dangerous. Curiosity.

“Alaric…” Her voice trembled