Spared for his amusement

"Stay still." He order. "Foolish girl! You think you can get a free pass from here through death." He said in a mocking tone.

In her defense, she said, "I was only trying to save you."

"Of course, how could I forget? You are my heroine, but isn't the heroine supposed to be saving me while I fall, and instead you go to hug death." Sarcasm filled in his words, which didn't go unnoticed as she slightly glared at him. Though his words were simple, it held something more to it than what it actually seemed.

Ignoring the glare, he continued, "At least you could have just knocked it off my hands if you were so persistent on being the hero. But it's not like I wasn't aware."

"What do you mean?" she inquired, her face perplexed.

Pointing to his eyes for emphasis. "Nothing ever misses these eyes. I knew it was poisoned, but I was still going to drink it; it couldn't hurt me." a proud smile on his face.

A surprised expression took over her face before she said, "You never know what new poison has been created to harm you."

His lips curled up. "Are you offering yourself as the poison? Because I would definitely take all of it."
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Vanessa Storm is a witch without abilities; she escaped from her massacred town only to end up in the grasp of a night creature whose hatred for humans was a mystery to many.

Will she be able to escape from this one?

King Theodore's hatred for humans didn't stop him from having his own fun. One would have thought that his hatred came naturally from his being a vampire, but there was more to it than what met the eye.

'Death' was something Theodore gave instantly, so why should there be a difference in Vanessa's case?