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Kaspar kept me safe and cared forof our relationship back at Blackwoods before he killed Alice We were a good fit We laughed together, we joked and had fun There was incredibly cheood conversation, cos, and a silly, fun, incredible friendship He was the ht

Up until he strangled my roommate

And saved my life

Iand dizzy Blacking out Dropping down He pulled hly I stared at hiue was numb My heart tried to rip its way free fro and brutal, then knelt doith his hands onclose

“You know I’ll give you whatever you want, don’t you?” He whispered inyou asked If it ithin rant it I’d kill whoever, burn whatever, rip apart the world if it wouldand pained “But I won’t murder your sister Not until you’re sure”

I grabbed his hair and pulled

He grunted, teeth clenching

I tried to hurt him I succeeded He didn’t push me away

He meant what he said If what I wanted was to cause him pain—he’d let me

I slacked rip, but didn’t release

“I hate that you’re right That’s the worst part of all this I want her dead and I don’t want her dead What I really need is my sister back”

“I’et it”

“No, I don’t think I will, either” I kissed him and bit his lip “This life takes so much from us Why does everyone want it?”

“They don’t kno bitter is tastes from the inside”

“Do I taste bitter to you?”

“No, love You taste sweet You’re the only sweet thing in my life”

“But everyone else is wrong”

“Yes, everyone else is wrong”

I sighed and pressed ainst his “I hate this”