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“This is different,” he insisted stubbornly, and irritation spiked in my veins “It’s—it’s the way I feel when I’m around you It’s that pri I want to spare you from that”

“Spareinto fury He wasn’t listening to odda this to protectfro it”

“Piper, coaze anymore “I care about you, and I don’t want you to suffer like I suffer, that’s all”

I ground ether “You have no idea what I suffer, Kai”

But he was about to This bullshit had gone on long enough, and I was sick of hi like his rejection of me was for my damn benefit

I casta s me reckless and impulsive, I snatched it up and held it to my wrist

Kai’s eyes widened, his body going completely still

“What… what are you doing?”

“What’s the h me “Afraid of a little blood?”

“Piper, don’t—”

But I di

dn’t listen I didn’t even give hiainst the soft flesh ofasp as blood trickled onto the floor in a steady stream

“Look at all that lovely blood, just going to waste” I shookhard “What a shame”

“Piper!” Kai’s voice was a ragged shout, his expression contorted with too many emotions to identify “Jesus, what the fuck? You cut too deep, you’re going to bleed out!”

“And it’s all going to be on the floor Too bad” I wasn’t lightheaded yet, but I kneould be soon He was right I had cut deep This was possibly one of the et some reaction out of this ice-cold man “And ill you do then? Lap it up like a puppy?”