บททั้งหมดของ Vicious Obsession : บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 5

Sandra's Pov "Did she ever divorce any of her former husbands?" Mother countered bitterly, letting out a harsh, mocking laugh that sent a chill down my spine.I swallowed hard. No, she hadn't. That greedy sister of mine never let anything that belonged to her go.How selfish she is!"This marriage of hers may annoy the Northern packs," Mother sighed, pacing the length of the rug. "You know how they are.""Northern packs?" I asked, my brow furrowing."Yeah, the Northern packs," Mother said, her voice dropping into a bitter, resentful tone. "Those aristocratic, pure-blood vampires up north, the highest nobles in the land, already look down on us. They are a deeply traditional, elitist bunch, Sandra. They never forgave your father, Cassian, for 'diluting' the sacred Vance bloodline by marrying a werewolf like me and having mixed-breed children. To them, we are a stain on their pristine history."She paused, pouring herself a glass of blood-wine, her fingers trembling slightly with rage

I swallowed; I hadn't expected that question even in a million years.I blinked, and then it felt like my lungs suddenly lost their breath."A thing for you?" I felt stripped immediately, like my clothes were taken off me in the cold and I was left with nothing but my hands to rub off the chill enveloping me tightly.Then he took a step forward, and the heat that had settled inside my stomach before suddenly took hold. For a moment, my confidence felt like it was being shredded away bit by bit, so I took an involuntary step back.And he came forward even more. What was he doing, and why was he staring at me like that?Did he really notice this entire time that I had a thing for him? My cheeks flushed immediately. The backs of my ears, I couldn't see if they had turned crimson, but I could feel the twitch, and I knew the color must have changed by now.I swallowed hard. So hard that I knew he was watching me very closely, just as much as I heard the click of his shoes on the floor whil