1. All this while, shuwan had known about the things passek did, and she knew how he had fooled everyone with his false persona. The 'love' she claimed to have for him seemed to waver now and again. She had to admit that there were moments when she loved passek to the very bone—everything about him beguiled her. Countless times, she'd told herself that she should call the police, but the pain in her heart always stopped her. She wasn't ready; she knew what the consequences would be.
2. After she confessed her feelings to passek, it felt like passek started to see her in a new light. Shuwan knew he had a warm and passionate heart underneath the cold facade. When they began this relationship, passek was like a child who had just learned to love. He tried his best to protect her, to care for her. When it came to love, he became more sensitive and more cautious. She knew that passek really wanted to love her. He was scared of her being angry, or unhappy; he would try his best to bring joy to her. He was even willing to tattoo her name on his body.
3. Yet—
4. "Why...?" passek looked at her, hurt and disappointment in his eyes. "Was this all a lie?"
5. He was like an eagle who had lost its wings, no longer able to soar in the sky. The longer he lost himself within this maze called love, the more he was poisoned by it. He was no longer that monster who killed without mercy. He became an ordinary human being, a harmless living creature.
