His Reasons
It was easy to assume
Easy to believe the lies
Rumors, though having a facet of truth
Blown out of proportion
Yes, he had killed
He had killed many times
He killed for her now
She didn't ask him to
The mere thought was preposterous
He killed to keep her safe
Safe from humans
Safe from hunters
Safe from their own kind
His own kind
She would never be tainted
By the name "vampire" in his eyes
As many times as she drank his blood
She would be forever innocent and pure
Unlike himself
He would make sure of it
Even at the cost of his life
It was not too great a sacrifice
Nothing he could do was too much
Not for her
She who had brought the light back into his
Miserable existence
When one lived for as long as he had
Living from day to day became an
Unbearable burden
She was the light
She embodied hope
She was his love
His motives were never clear
His actions may be cruel
But he would do it all again
For his lover's sake
His one selfish wish
However
Was that he didn't have to
Conceal his reasons from her