Broken Bond
I caress his cheek with my thumb, the sticky blood on his face smearing beneath it.
“I am,” he whispers hoarsely. He reaches up to wrap his fingers around my wrist and lifts my hand from his face, lowering it between us, his eyes transfixed on the blood transferred onto my skin.
I press my other hand to his chest, right over his heart. It thumps beneath my palm as his eyes meet mine again. “If you’re a monster, then you’re my monster,” I say resolutely, pushing up on my tiptoes to brush my lips against his. I taste the metallic hint of blood on his mouth, but it doesn’t deter me from pressing closer, stealing a soft, iron-tinged kiss.