"Call me by my name from now on, Rinnie."
There was something in the way his eyes glinted dangerously and his warm baritone voice that made me hold my breath. This was the first time Hugo called me by my name and it sounded... strange. Even my heart skipped a beat while looking at this diabolical being.
"It's my turn," he said, snapping me out of my trance. He pointed at the spoon in my hand, but his eyes held my gaze.
"Aren't you going to feed me? Rinnie?"
"Ah, right." I looked down and nervously scooped the sweet we had been sharing. My hand trembled as I did so, baffling me at the reason my body was reacting this way.
"You look nervous, Rinnie." I flinched and looked at him when he pointed out the obvious. "That's strange for someone who slapped my shoulder just a minute ago."
"I... am not!" I denied, sporting a brave look. "Why would I get nervous just because you look at me like I was your prey?"
