He Is Mine
If I abandoned him here, he could easily go find someone else to infect him with this curse.
I took a slow breath, lowering myself in front of him. “If I do this,” I said, my voice rough, “there’s no going back, you’ll carry it for the rest of your life. You’ll never be the same. And if you lose yourself to the hunger, I’ll be the one to drag you back. Do you understand?”
He nodded quickly. “I understand, I am ready.”
I searched his face for hesitation but found none. Only determination. Against everything I had ever told myself, against all my better judgment, I let my shoulders down and whispered,
Sikat na Kabanata