For the first time ever, Effy stepped away from Gin. She stared at him with a blank expression, unsure of what to say or feel. Her mind felt torn. Magical creatures were the things of her nightmares, and her hatred for them ran deep. How could she have loved Gin for so long without realizing what he was? She felt dirty. They had loved one another more deeply than she thought possible. He had slept in her bed, and made love to her in the early hours of the night. How could she not have known? "Please, stop. Don't tell me you're not human. I don't want to hear it. I don't want to know you're like the creatures that hunt me at night." she whispered. Her heart told her that he was not like the others, but her mind screamed that he was. A filthy animal that would leave her to die at the first chance he got. 

"Please, don't hurt me..." Effy begged, her fragile body beginning to violently shake. She turned away from Gin, raising her arms in a pathetic effort to protect herself. Bracing herself for claws or fangs or both she closed her eyes, holding herself until she was red in the face. She was terrified of what Gin might do to her. What if he was the necromancer and this was all just an elaborate scheme? Tears began dripping down her cheeks, though she barely even noticed she was crying.