Red apple

This was not what Mallory was expecting when she thought about getting a new story! Her face was set aflame and she didn't dare to turn or move. "AHHH!!!" OHMYGOD! Mallory screamed in her mind.

As if daring herself, she turned to look at where Hadeon was sitting and noticed him wearing a passive expression while he continued to enjoy the blood in his glass. She quickly looked forward. Calm, Mallory. Maybe this was all that was going to happen on the stage—a little tease and the story would move along. But if only she knew that this was the story.

And it wasn't like this... wasn't a natural thing, Mallory tried to reason with herself. This was how life was born, except that it was usually done behind closed doors and not out like this in front of so many people!

"We aren't supposed to do this, Marcus!" the woman on the stage moaned.