Bellatrix Sinclair
I narrowed my eyes at him. “They are your people. Are you saying that you don’t trust them?”
He scoffed at my insolence. “In the essence of life, you are prey among predators.”
“My skills have proven different. I can be the predator just as much as you.” I smirked, my voice sweet and condescending.
Lazarus eyes sparkled poisonously, flooding my bloodstream with the toxic substance of his evil tendencies. “Ma Cherie,” his voice smooth like whiskey, “you have to be more vicious than this if you ever want to be a predator.”
Entranced by those pitch-black orbs, a dark tower looming over me with vile intent. Arching a challenging brow, “I can pull the trigger.” I say, “Your rules restrict me from acting on those impulses.”
His fingers sears through my cheek, catching a lock of my hair and twirling it around his finger. “Fear is more lethal than poison.” He stated. “The prospect of death doesn’t scare you, but your fear holds you back more than I do.”