"Were you scammed by some bad guy?" Chloe asked, tilting her head. A strand of lavender hair slipped across her cheek.
"Do you think anyone has the ability to scam me?" Vlad replied with a counter question. His eyebrow rose slightly.
Chloe gave a quick thought to his words, imagining Vlad getting scammed. She tried to picture him being tricked, cheated, or led astray. She shook her head as the thought seemed too absurd to be true. The image simply would not form.
She took a step back from him and touched his forehead with the back of her hand.
"Not hot. So no fever," she murmured, her palm lingering for a moment longer.
Vlad removed her hand, his brows furrowing as he asked, "Why are you acting weird?"
"Vlad is acting weird. You said you formed pri—" her voice dropped lower as she whispered, "you formed a primordial core?"
"It's true. I really did," Vlad insisted, his tone serious. His crimson eyes held steady.
"Seriously?"
"Seriously!"
