EIGHTY-TWO

Eden pov

My eyes focused on the slight twitching movement under the skin. An intense wave of hunger washed over me, as if I had been starving my entire life and didn’t know about it.

Craig kept talking about something, future plans or whatever it was he mentioned, while saliva filled my mouth and my breathing became slower as I focused on that one thing.

My mind was all over the place, asking questions I couldn’t voice, but my focus, yeah that remained on his neck.

Something sharp poked my tongue - it was enough to wave the confusion away and allow the realization to hit me like a wall of bricks. I wasn’t who I thought I was.

Craig noticed the change of my behavior and instantly grabbed my shoulders, shaking my body and asking if I was alright. All I could do was nod and come up with stupid excuses like my head was spinning and I felt weak.

It was clear this moron was worried and ready to jump over any means to help his fellow human. Little did he know that just now, I realized I