Swallowing Bullets

"Do you love me, Ginevra?" Her eyes narrow. Tom watches her curiously, the dark of his eyes strangely blown and hungry, almost as if he tries to swallow Ginny whole. Her throat goes dry. Tom smiles but it's not a sad smile nor is it happy;it's dark around the edges,spiked and horrific and the white of his teeth glimmers like clean bones. "Do you love me enough to pull the trigger?"