“Watch yourself, Cordella,” I growled. “I fancy you, but you can be replaced.”I let go of her, and she coughed, rubbing her throat. “For… give me, mas… tar,” she managed while still coughing. “There’s nothing to forgive,” I said as I turned towards the bar and poured myself a drink. “And Cordella, my dear, you’re asking the wrong questions. The right question should be why.”“Then… Why mate with a human, sir?”I sipped my drink slowly, turning back to the flame. “Why do you think our kind has been dying like flies? Why our numbers keep decreasing every passing minute?” I paused, giving her time to process the question, then finally, “Because they can’t control the beast. And at the end of the day, the beast will take over, consuming the human. So why am I choosing to soil myself with a human? Because we need to dilute the blood. That’s the only way our children will survive.” My hand tightened around the glass. “The only way.”If there had been another option, I would have chosen i
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