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The room was silent, as he gave me enough time to sink in the fact that the predator that nearly ended me was going to be my professor in a course that had me as its only student.
"My name's Erastus, and I'm sorry for our last encounter. I didn't expect that a mortal was going to be my student."
That definitely didn't excuse his wanting to eat me. Just because he was a cannibal didn't mean he ought to act like it.
"And you are?"
"Cecilia Perez," I replied, and he gave a short laugh.
"Nearly got myself into trouble, I guess. You're the girl who got none of her parents' genes. You're sure you're not adopted?" He came in closer, but I stepped back, "oh, sorry, boundaries, but we're going to be working a lot closer in the future, so maybe you should learn it now," he said, his hand suddenly finding my wrist. He pulled me in.
What the!? Isn't this, like, illegal?
