Chapter Six
“In all my decades upon decades of living, I have never felt more conflicted than I do now. I’ve never questioned who I am or what I am. She has changed everything. I don’t know if I like it.” ~Cain
Cain stared broodingly into the flickering fire, turning the glass of blood in his hands, swirling it like a fine wine. He should feel triumphant. His plans were coming to fruition. Slower than he wanted, yes, but he was almost there.
Instead, he felt … unsettled, restless. He was keeping something from Alice, and he felt guilty about it. Why? Keeping secrets was commonplace for a vampire lord. But he didn’t like the idea of keeping one from Alice. Not anymore.
Cain dragged a hand over his face. These tangled emotions were foreign to him, and they were threatening to break the v
