I made a promise to her as a kid, and I will not break it. Not now, not ever. We sealed that promise with a kiss, her first kiss, one that scorched away all kisses that came before that point until they were nothing but dust. I had known in that moment, when she’d looked up at me with flushed cheeks and love in her eyes, and asked me if I’d always protect her, that I would. That I would die to protect her. She was always my hope, my home, and I was always her dark angel. So, you see, it doesn’t matter that I’m bleeding out. It doesn’t matter that my skin is pale, and my heart is fighting to
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