Chapter 71

Maddox. “So please, Desiree, will you listen to me for once?” I breathlessly asked while she kept staring at me as if she was seeing fireworks for the first time. The smell of her blood clot on her cut filled my nostrils and it only brewed my pain more. How was I supposed to deal with the ugly reality that she had just lost another round of her lifespan? It was maddening to think she had so little time left. “D-did you…” she stuttered, “did you just confess your feelings to me?” Hearing these words snapped me back to my senses. Every word replayed in my head in a split moment. “Fuck…” I hissed, rubbing the area between my eyes. “You know what, just forget what I said. Stay here, I’ll check on Gertrude,” I was about to use this moment as my perfect chance to escape but she held my right wrist back, causing me to turn back at her. My breaths toured out in a trembly fashion, I couldn’t waver from those curious blue eyes. This wasn’t how I had hoped to confess my feelings to her and ri