A nervous laugh left his lips before he could stop it. It's fine, however. From the look on her face, she thinks he's mocking her. Well, guess that's the plan now.
"Why would I eat a kid?"
The implications of his words made his insides clenched, but he kept his ground as her teeth bit down on her bottom lips.
Fuck... He remembered how those same teeth felt when she's biting his lips. This isn't appropriate at all, and his brain seemed to like supplying those thoughts to him. She's still a kid, for goodness's sake. Sure, he still has feelings for her but...
Her safety is his priority. His feelings can go fuck themselves because the young witch standing in front of him is fifteen and vulnerable.
"Isn't it in the nature of demons to consume?"
"I suppose."
Right, right, to the world, he's a monster.
"I'm not that young." He could see the gears turning in her head, but it's clear that she's irritated. "I'm turning sixteen in a month."
