CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains mature and steamy content. Recommended for mature readers only.
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He bent to my level, his claws retracted back into his fingers. He wiped the blood off his hands with the bedsheet. He then reached out his hand toward me, but I unconsciously flinched back. His gaze darkened for a moment, then he retracted his hand.
Without uttering another word, he covered my body with his jacket before swooping me into his arms and carrying me out. I didn't bother to resist. It would be useless.
The world swayed around me as he carried me out, sweat trickling down my body… I was feeling so hot that I feared my insides would burn out. My face pressed against his chest, but I didn't care.
I was still shaking, still burning from the drug, but the fear had frozen everything else.
Behind us, the candle inside the room flickered, casting one last glow on Erik's body… before it went out.
