Cruelly Bitten by Lexi C. Foss
Author:Lexi C. Foss [Foss, Lexi C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ninja Newt Publishing, LLC
Published: 2024-02-27T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
IZZY
Talking with Damien hadnât distracted me like Iâd hoped it would. Instead, itâd just left me feeling wary.
Everyone was coming.
Jace. Darius. Kylan. Ryder. All of their respective mates. And my brother.
Normally, I would be excited to see them. But not right now. Not like this.
Swallowing, I opened the garment bag Cam had ordered for me. I expected to find a translucent dress, the attire common for a vampireâs Erosita in this current world.
However, what I found waiting for me wasnât translucent at all. It wasnât even a dress.
âJeans and a sweater?â I asked, unable to hide my surprise.
Cam glanced up from his own garment bagâa black suit lying insideâand arched a brow. âI read in your mind that this is your preferred attire. Did I get it wrong?â
âI⦠no. You didnât get it wrong.â My voice was soft, bordering on uncertain.
I wasnât sure how to handle this version of Cam.
Hell, I wasnât sure how to handle any of this.
âThe other Erositas wonât be dressed like this. Theyâll probably be in see-through evening gowns.â Maybe he just wasnât aware of the current protocols. While I didnât really care for them, it seemed wise to warn him of them.
He snorted in response. âI am not putting you on display for others to admire. Youâre mine until you tell me otherwise.â
I stared at him, stunned once again. Only this time, it was by his words and not what was in the garment bag.
Mine until you tell me otherwiseâ¦
âWhat do you mean by that?â Maybe it was a stupid question, but I couldnât determine the answer.
For the better part of the last two weeks, heâd essentially intended to use me until he found a suitable replacement.
A new immortal blood bag.
An obedient human pet.
But that wasnât what his words implied now.
âI mean the choice of how we proceed is yours, Ismerelda. Iâll respect your decision, even if I donât like it.â His mind echoed that proclamation, causing my stomach to tighten with nerves.
This⦠this was all so different from the last few weeks.
How had so much changed so quickly?
Or had it been gradual and I just hadnât noticed it? Maybe Iâd been too lost in Camâs cruelty to see it.
Too confused by this version versus the old version.
Who is this Cam? I wondered, hating that I even had to ask. It would be so much easier if his memories returned, if he returned. But he wouldnât. Heâs gone.
âItâs true. I donât think Iâll ever be that man again,â he agreed. âBut my former self was weak. That version of me chose a mission over you. Put the worldâs fate before your own. Iâm not that man anymore. Iâm not altruistic. Iâm selfish. Arrogant. Possessive. Iâm the type to put you first, and that includes putting you before my own needs or desires.â
He held my gaze for a long moment, allowing those words to sink in. Then he pulled the suit out of his bag and went into the bathroom to change.
He must have sensed my inability to reply.
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