Cruel Protection

LUNA VESPERIA’S POV

A shiver ran down my spine and my knees grew weak.

“Valerius, did you transfer your curse to me?” I whispered, my voice raw and shaking. “You did this on purpose right? Because I said I'd leave you, you did this?”

Valerius’s hands cupped my cheek. “I’m desperate enough to do almost anything to keep you by my side, but I would never do that,” he snarled.

I stared at him, vision