The Unmarked Witch

by Miranda Lyn

Why the fuck are you bleeding? I crumpled the note and it vanished. I couldn't speak the words aloud. Could hardly handle it as I finally peered down the table and saw eyes full of rage as he held a bent fork in his hands.

“Better a villain by truth than a hero by lies. I'll be the devil in your story if that's what you need, but I will not apologize for what I choose to protect.” He looked at me then. His eyes lit with passion and anger and a thousand other things I couldn't define. “That includes you.”

would break every fucking rule, I would burn the world down for you. I know you're worth it without needing the time to figure it out.”