Chapter 111 Chapter

"I c-can't eat that," I stammered, my voice barely louder than a whisper. "You know I can't." He blinked, before breaking out into a forced smile. "You could at least try. You always loved it." "Things are different now. I can't eat that anymore." His face darkened again as he bit down on his bottom lip, slumping back onto his heels, his eyes brimming with hurt. "You have to ruin things, don't you?" he sniped, bitterly. "I-I can't help it," I said. "No more than you can help what you are." "Fine," he snapped, thrusting his arm out. "Then if you need to do it, do it with me." I shook my head furiously, staring at the blue veins that taunted me under his skin. "No." "Why not?" "Because...." "Why the hell not?" "We do not feed from Varúlfur." The words hit him so hard that he visibly recoiled, his mouth curling into a sneer and a flash of amber encircling his pupils. Reaching out, he grabbed hold of the sheet, dragging me to my knees and pulling me against him. One hand coile