"You've gotta do it, Zadris. You can't keep your beast locked away like that."
Zadris gritted his teeth, the feel of his skin itching ominously. "Out," he hissed.
"If you don't let it out once in a while, the day it does take over, it might never let you be human again."
"Never. I will never allow myself to turn into that...monster."
Romus flinched, a look of hurt crossing his face before anger tightened his lips. "We're not monsters, Zadris. I'm damn proud of what I am," he finished, jerking his thumb at himself as he puffed out his chest.
He hadn't meant to hurt Romus. Romus grew up knowing what he was and his family accepted him. It was a different story for Zadris. He opened his mouth, unsure of how to apologize to the man he loved like a brother, but Romus disappeared with his us
