42 A lion cannot survive on grass (2/2)

”Soft.” He observes.

She jerks off his hand and shifts away from him. ”Get away from me.”

”Why?” He shifts closer to her. Her scent is alluring. ”I am here to give you company, Miss Nam. We are friends.”

”Friends?” She stares at him with disbelief. ”I don't have Stockholm syndrome, you freaking kidnapper. ”

”I didn't say that you have that, Miss Nam.” He looks into her eyes. ”I can sense your fear. I can hear your heart palpitations. I can smell your sweaty palms. Are you afraid of me?”

Uncomfortable. This guy is crazy. She gets up and walks to the other side of the room. If possible, she wants to go to the place far away from him. ”Stay there and talk.”

Jasper is amused by her reaction. He stands up and walks in her direction. She steps back until her back hits the wall. Jasper realizes that he is excited by her fear mixed with her warm scent. He finds her pleasant.

Nam Ji Won can sense the dangerous glint in his eyes. If he lays one finger, she is going to break him.

”I used to be like you.” His voice is low. ”I was a naive creature who believed that he was also a human. I thought that I could ignore it. I could live in society. I believed that I had a future too. I believed it until I killed my family.”

She gasps when she heard his words.

”I was twenty when I did it. It happened after Teacher Choi found me. He gave me hope. I went to the academy. After I came back to my family, I thought that I could live with them again...” He leans closer to her ear. ”Then, I gave in to it. I killed them one by one. I still remember their cries.”

Nam Ji Won puts her arms against his chest to stop him from getting closer. He shows her a maniacal smile.

”Miss Nam, I don't regret it. You and I are the monsters who do not belong to their world. If you want them to live, let them go. Never go back. Never believe Teacher Choi. There is no one who can turn a monster into a human being.”

She dares to look up at him. ”I am not a monster.”

”You will be.” The scent of her fear is thick. It's arousing him. He wants to break her. He wants to awaken the monster in her. He wants to know the evil that is standing on the other side of this innocent beauty. He wants to challenge that side of her to come out.

”One day, you will become a monster like me. Monarch can help you. I will wait for you, Miss Nam.”