Mia suddenly felt an ominous chill down her spine at the tone of his dark, emotionless voice that fell on her ears. But then she smiled, "I won't hate you, and I don't believe you can kill anyone when angered because I have seen you in one of your bad moods."
Neil moved back and looked down at Mia's face at her words. Inhaling her sweet scent, he said, "You don't know anything about me, little one. So don't jump into the conclusion that I can't harm anyone. I can be a monster." He kissed the side of her head, and Mia found herself startled at the thought that she couldn't like him any less if he were to be a monster, which she believed he wasn't. Meeting his eyes, her cheeks turned warm.
