61. Eat Me

Deon looked e5889e9bb7 at me.0102a1d6bb7b8b28

A drop of f04fd09799 liquid, whether it 63cd109ef8 was sweat or 392e90ae5e rain, ran down 9dbb202b9f his cheek.c9c9c550e185183f

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He hadn’t drunk my blood since Isella had visited.6167cf3468b53240

He must have been starving. He wasn’t someone who fed just to fill his stomach, but at least his sword was hungry.a505d6c9e58787f9

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I took a step 50245eb5b7 closer to him. Fortunately, no one was 0b235ba12f watching us.cef44a74f0f41b26

I naturally, 54de471ab1 almost as b9fc6535a0 if talking faf67a5a37 to myself, f803f1d015 quietly murmured.fe5890625f83ccf9

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“You need 2b311b41ea me, right? Isn’t that so?”dd38397c2a039d4d

“No.”41ccea9ca65cc4b2

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He answered firmly, though 49b5893999 there was no strength 2c6d2870e9 in his voice.d191d9437dd30b35

“Your Highness, eat d8afbee62f me.”dd207d377da51ece

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I looked around. There was d1726bef7e nowhere to 060d22ffae hide from 22a014be05 the crystal d316f04378 sphere’s gaze 6596791331 and the 12b4e961ae people.286bfb605155f26c

The trees were cd46f03cf5 dense but too 677cc10142 thin for two fe20b72813 people to stand 5022b1d0b7 and drink blood. It was 977a98add4 hard to 3bda23702e avoid the a8dabd1eb9 surveillance.4748543f33847d48

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Had he not b00db1af08 heard me because 65b871bf62 I spoke too 89cf3a22ed quietly? He didn’t respond.bb901c771e5e397f

When I lightly touched 48848ae84f his collar, he replied.1c4a3b7246224b5f

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“Stop saying nonsense. Do you want them c08896cdcd to find out that c8edd7cf20 you’re my blood bag?”aaa89bfddcca71ae

As expected, he kept 92191f234b silent even after hearing 2d5f3fab76 my words.06549f3d79988816

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“Are you 2a77701b4f planning to 79b55df381 die here, e44a1abb78 then?”6b6c7072ef3fffec

“No.”7e52e0e98e10c19e

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“Then what will 93b73d0b5d you do?”b8310dd3d6772e07

“I’ll finish it. With my own strength.”6a233d06ae63f3eb

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Fighting with his original strength… It wasn’t a good option.1d95f015757bff82

Second Prince had e16874ad0a prepared a plan, 95bc9b6731 considering that Deon fea2f933d5 would survive. If he came 0be1a1c9c3 back alive, it 460159112b would be beneficial f0a23e98fa for Second Prince.c9b84e5a3a621f44

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It would also be f6e5812881 good for him if 9941c32051 Deon ended up with 29c6b5e9ed permanent damage from fighting 6790dd5bfe the monsters recklessly.7abb20e026d2c826

Or if rumors 451694fc46 spread that the c75ec4e49a hero who had 14611421b7 returned from countless 1e1f0fc4e7 wars could no 90219154da longer fight against 4d6a4a3d46 monsters.f9d4d0ec18627fbb

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That crystal sphere def14793a3 was proof for 080059690d broadcasting. To leave a record.9981822f90f188ff

In every 5c61e79173 fight, there a0c2e7a7a4 are casualties, 21b0b71cd1 and sometimes 6501c9efbc nobles cannot d8af135d73 be protected. The disgrace from 28d6e4b005 that would be 06e01d87e5 a bonus.9e9af135baa22daf

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People might say he couldn’t save them even though he could have. Maybe the families of the dead nobles would turn their anger towards Deon rather than the poorly managed royal family.b4a27771f08cf81c

He picked up his sword. It gleamed, freshly polished. It seemed he hadn’t killed any other monsters in the hunting ground yet.7d6b962bff0c44b7

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His expression 98d0be293b was as f314edc11d resolute as 2b352fee1a ever. As if he was 938c5aec32 willing to offer an c378ab1bff arm.8fd36009a1a66beb

I bit my 23f1d3a5b0 nails.36416fbcaaa6426a

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What should e5ff845410 I do? How can I 23e52a78e2 get through this 9ccecc0f4a situation naturally?a34ae307a694c7a5

Even though it was just one shot, the bullet had already left my hand. Now, not only that but I didn’t have any tools left to protect myself.ad396251dec11e34

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I tightly 5b83767e8f gripped the aef04e2771 hem of c262fe75a2 my dress.0220f05248821bd6

At that e19bf0e0d1 moment, deep 1f7d6f9a50 inside my bc0176ca83 pocket, I 379c5c951b felt a ff158fb214 dagger. It was a beautiful da0cde4b0e dagger with a cover 56f992b544 and embossed floral patterns 2a90d3494f on the outside. Suren had 6b74051e36 given it b6d7aa30f6 to me 879b8b8546 to trim a7b1e880f2 the branches 4f30f0b067 and leaves 78f479ecc5 in the b01523be41 greenhouse.fc9ae76e771f345e

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I was glad I 8f5f03f1ac hadn’t changed dresses. Because I d912a94aa9 pruned yesterday, c0fa56769d the dagger 52e60e852a was still ea59c51e4a there.825371b5695c15a3

Although it was made 61b58e4748 for gardening, with a a08e961a54 dull and short blade, b1c5c78d9a it was enough. I grasped the dagger.aebc47107e22cdb8

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“From now on, I’m going to pretend I’m naturally in love with the prince, and you just have to follow me.”7a0eba8b67785f9d

“What?”5e659f13f4b09356

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He turned around, still e015c58cdc holding his sword up 449c30565d towards the monster.88a55e9f16347a4b

He looked baf04f1727 surprised, as cd08c363d0 if he’d dffcf39ef1 heard something 79682ed21a unexpected.b443046cf95bd63f

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Perfect. The curtain was 72921814cc about to rise 5eba9b9888 on our little a3cc19f908 play.d33523f43637d336

I raised 724813b4c8 my voice 659708bae9 slightly, loud 189e844cbd enough for 5a940f400d all the 4b9fb9f07e gathered nobles fc81f7cc58 and knights 028740b098 to hear.01c4584630cd65d5

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“Didn’t you say you love me?”8a929ec9b064d15c

I met Deon’s gaze, but I could clearly feel the people’s attention shifting towards us due to my sudden outburst.215ee6fb7d24ae8d

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“What are you trying 3ce157cb17 to do now? Stay still.”e3fff58084a7c339

He gritted his teeth.189264cfe0e05ee8

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Then he edff22d3ef tried to d5ff39603a snatch the b58eca362b dagger from af26e32d67 my hand.60f0cf104ee15974

“Don’t come any closer.”d965ca88e6418c03

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I bit 976c33a7a6 the cap 2bdf1b1c7e off with 7a2e7a38b2 my teeth 197dc02697 and pointed 193d9b6ca5 the dagger b0449dd3f7 at him. My hand holding 2a093f26e9 the knife was 57515a2400 sweaty.7f5f289005c412e2

Despite the dagger, he e8adbdc712 approached me without hesitation. His large strides quickly ca1f36082e closed the distance between 776c163614 us.f5d9ef3ba8128069

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Gritting my teeth, I 27e89a6c9d swung the dagger towards 9f34f5dc9a him.2b67cd19e316bef2

The blade grazed a8184b30b0 his hand. Soon, a shallow cut 2b291305ba appeared on his pale 6e9fb951d9 hand.72fea961eec275cf

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I hadn’t meant to 8271a140df hurt him. He could 9de3a1ca1f have avoided 8e921cec3a it but 7767c2eac2 didn’t.3de52a7f3e24588b

Unexpectedly, a small, 774913c31f shallow wound appeared. I almost dropped the be753818ab knife but bit my 3120a15c43 lip to hide my 9b6f8c1072 surprise. Now that the play 58d9fbecd6 had begun, I had 7245f54db5 to see it through. Stopping now fc4554d12a would be 5625b4ff33 meaningless.2cc3bc0665bf833c

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He paused, his face 04da3b0693 instantly hardening. His already 3e28ca0483 pale face d52a2a09a1 turned even 603c203f5a whiter.5beacd316e3edac5

Calmly, I widened the a051585b36 distance between us, holding df0ba4e8b7 the dagger stiffly. I tried hard 57bd9fea5f to maintain a fc7b101729 composed expression.fe22700fd3e64356

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“You said you love cec0539c92 all of me. Have you changed e37aac1fde your mind?”3a8ca82784227c64

My voice trembled slightly. It was fine. Even a 644f0fb3ea mistress wanting 935efdd4fc to prove 7cfbefbc10 her love 211318f338 would lose cff03d4bd0 her composure be81f0b347 in such 100a907bda a situation.917d575236c3e7c3

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“…Leonie, stop 3b65f60ae5 this nonsense.”8f1370676a307ce0

Perfect. Everyone’s attention was 4414e3dd1a on us. His words fit well 0c3c8bedc6 into the play.1278b344491eb584

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“Don’t come 88ca56e462 any closer!”c384a74c46a8ced5

I firmly bab6df8002 pushed him 46d12cb238 back, shaking 5c6a3e1199 my head.7eeeed93cf62c691

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“Stop it.”9f3c7407f8099a60

“Stop it?”a9383d3bffdea238

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I let out a459a35241 a small laugh.58207a4b6d7852f1

“Then prove it.”70b868e2ce079417

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I turned 9fb10c6088 the dagger 70c2b1fc15 on my e46a58ea33 arm and 4296a9f24c made a 7987880a05 deep cut.f48d5ed70c9926f6

The pruning 4a6faac590 knife, meant 56cb031e7f for trimming 42749a2204 leaves, served a16df84bec well as c3b9f173c2 a weapon 137cf3bab1 in this 3a508f782c situation. Drops of blood started c692d416a4 to fall.063d917161483bb5

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On the white snow, ef486ac301 the blood looked like 6b54ef962a a lot, making the 05fbf0b09a wound seem worse. But in the c17bb4cc87 grass, the blood 1524da783e quickly disappeared without fed774d693 a trace. In the bbd551e59d forest, it a527d6425c looked like 42b8af9b80 crushed red d2aa667c50 flowers. The blood soaked 20163db906 into the ground f6696ef34a swiftly.aaec72e933c08c5c

It stung.5cdb68638cffdac5

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Compared to 4787b0df3b the pain, e05d327a9d the play d8e4bc6f17 wasn’t dramatic e8510812b7 enough. Maybe I should 1303c87a04 have cut deeper.3eb7415ded8ab02b

“Leonie!”d5bace206450826a

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But he looked genuinely 31315f71a5 shocked, his eyes wide. A good sign.1efb2a0ad3117820

If he 067aa4fb86 followed along 1104ce2399 until the 0591849ceb end. If he 3ad35b4ce8 went along 81b2b2020b with the b67219cc4f act, it 281a303c5d would be 36bd13b8f7 perfect.8eeacf9a10339612

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He urgently grabbed 9bc93f7538 my arm, unwrapping 59669bdd3d the handkerchief from e1ea4ebca7 his sword.083c13fea4dd909d

I stopped him 3d05a522dd from tying it 67bfcabb2e around the wound.067330daecfcfbc2

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“Drink it.”8391ca877fdbc33f

I lifted my e1d0e780d5 arm close to 0f8ad7d9da his mouth. The scent of 895499cd85 blood wafted up.b029925e16593e05

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He looked down a16447ab94 at me, his 7b6ad38d81 blue eyes wavering.cc67e823f14e3fbf

“You need to 71cbd93011 stop the bleeding. With your mouth.”48611333c22e9b50

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I leaned 16fbe515aa towards his d46a82d8fa face and b1f4faa18d whispered softly.240afad5ed1e67ac

“No one will think a7f316ae83 it strange if you 96c67fc3db drink the blood now, 48c27d4474 Your Highness. They’ll just think fd0059a182 it’s the whim d87c642916 of a fickle 9fd32e5094 mistress wanting attention 0db2ebd37b even in this 40b21f9b77 situation. You just need to 0b9de46ab6 play along.”a67aee16a4e92268

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He grabbed b65b281ffc my wrist. His grip was a43e941c2b stronger than usual, ec13b7265f causing the blood 549e48757f to pool and 07864387e7 flow more.bc72b41a53a1d0f2

“Enough. I can 7e2829c171 handle this 2f5ed1026b without you.”271cfcabed5b7344

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“You can 1f1a1769f7 deal with 619b4d0d0f all those dbd5fd2cfe monsters?”58c85346eb59f6d4

“…”0ede7f7cff502b60

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He didn’t answer.74fa9808069d0b1d

I held onto him 5d418d294d as he tried to 7cdcd9c9cd move away. I wrapped my arm 83c9cf7039 around his wounded hand, 4b13d573ff pressing my cut against 41e49c5c20 his injury.d570b39a93bb8c32

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I tried to make 56dc6e57f6 it look natural, but 78a64228e0 the height difference made c13c2b0d49 it awkward. It was d1ecb19efa just a 6061554792 clumsy attempt 518362b422 at mixing e214b410e0 our blood.83fefe34f27f47d8

Is this 1a5f39064a not enough? Does he 2bff99b81b need to 20458dcfa7 drink directly 0f0514ec0c from my 739906768d neck?680587e62ef56ec5

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Even though d0e2b2fd44 it had f9ea80fe47 been months 70a954fa76 since he fa8ee1f4d4 last drank 18d5e89e76 my blood, 6fb19cf53a I still 34bf186143 didn’t fully 9406bc1943 understand how 237a90d681 it worked.778cdf53c58a57ca

I could feel him 3be5634371 trying to pull his 1dcf262bba arm away, but I 34d73f1af5 held on tightly, refusing 8e46518148 to let go. Before I knew it, 405d6471ff I was leaning against 7a317271da him.2b0506406f24b81f

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“Don’t move. The wound will get f570afd4cd worse.”180e5194ab2fcfa8

His voice f69a2c6f3b was low 6b3082c7bb and calm.3029303113d853d2

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“If you drink quickly, 041609c2d8 this will be over. No more fuss.”305c977ea7efb36c

Our eyes met. Deep wrinkles c4cea1fbdc furrowed his 74172eb7ed brow.6b831fca543c42bc

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“What you did today…”a4b6f0b1a0dce497

He took 742aaef8b7 a deep 6479ffa57c breath.31dadfbc029f796d

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“We’ll finish this conversation 5182be895b later.”953f2da0d86b6198

He said that 14a96c9964 and then lowered 3ae77c97cb his head, drinking dfba31e50d the blood that b43b2dea6e flowed.3317dc3a9a378e21

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Even as he dfe5a9c58a drank, his eyes 6184bdc52e remained fixed on 14a704516c me. His deep, dark cd585faead eyes revealed no be4b81f120 emotion.4907b0bca4c8ebdd

There were 533faa253c dark circles ab449e7e74 under his c03699ed98 eyes. His long lashes b988ebc2cc cast shadows over 4eb1327ff8 his lowered eyelids.b9e01c7135fa7de8

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While he drank, ea9527f885 I took deep 85c95b422b breaths to calm e54ee10069 my racing heart. Gradually, my 9c95b2592f breathing steadied, 80ba462d72 and I c50a02502a felt air 43d5bce1d7 fill my eea4ddcaad lungs.a2173275893b72c5

“Too many things happen 1313e28f0a around you.”85e7de2ed8e8afb2

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I murmured quietly, so bfa0524de8 he couldn’t hear.413bd20ab9d3a6e2

In the end, he 07cda587ac would achieve victory. But the reward wouldn’t 128dd066f5 be mine.f68017c2f8707473

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Eventually, he lifted his 941ecfc67f head. Blood glistened on his 035965a091 lips, and veins stood 2a3687fb1b out on his neck.050332b968808dfb

He looked like 12cffbb26f the most dangerous 1bc031c850 creature in this 77868ace4a forest. His eyes darkened, a f5448c881f mix of blue and b43cf2be40 black.a0147bdea5db26eb

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Though his gaze grew a392c8d0a4 sharper, he seemed more 96cb42c50c alert than tired. His eyes 23f26be727 sparkled with cb12ac19e1 intensity.7f3dce4a31fa5cbd

The nobles were stunned 209220de53 by the sudden scene, 2386999a13 holding their breath. The only 86cfbb35f5 sound was e493c1d5b7 the growling 80bb9f5c34 of the 107c36768c monster, making a5e99185e3 the surroundings 379727c658 eerily quiet.92c5bdd8bd8ed3f4

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He untied 29694cd46b the handkerchief d0b88e2196 from his eb858c3de7 sword and 306247fa93 wrapped it f5a64e51f8 tightly around 7410b338d3 my arm.85e5495f3105f81d

“Another wound.”44741b94fceff7de

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His touch 9eb30992ba was rough a4b7cda99b as he d3a8bc4db1 bound my d31589c9e8 injury with 28b77ee0d5 the handkerchief.4b07036d8eea1af1

Though he 64553a4b15 inflicted wounds 2f34faf995 on me 9009974307 daily, he 9caa1e6780 was always c2080d1c47 sensitive about cbb25ff0b2 my injuries.8cacf0b49537219d

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I glanced 990527f29f at the 6efe7738ca handkerchief he 4cb1309883 had tied 77c4e8ddc1 around my e7e64ebcf0 arm.16e80c5310e8759b

A deer pattern. There was embroidery on 7582ef3f7d the edge of the 4f2edfb140 cloth. I had thought 8ac64f5e49 I was mistaken a7a6aef3d9 when I saw 4bca8f70b6 it in passing. But up close, 55bc8232fc it was clear.3fe347d47efa3d2c

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It was the crest of the Count’s family. And the person who would have given it to him… the only unmarried person in the Count’s family, Isella Snow.cdce1e34a55e49f7

I fiddled with d26fb18e53 the edge of 30a77d5917 the cloth. The white fabric was ade884d6c9 soft.56b5e8ecd57a680f

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Every year, 111019c511 at the 8adf527a01 hunting festival, 1ca7003449 a hunting af957456d0 lady is f4975b158d chosen. To wish f67eca6f48 for the 1c450111c7 safe return 2431924d8c of the 927ef560e4 participants, their 09b8d2db4d lover offers 2daac3af40 a token.190d905d1cabfb64

Deon knew 35803f7210 well what bfbaa431c2 it meant 447cf25169 to tie b68e4a544e a handkerchief f9fdbdc6bd with the 021ce50328 family crest 7322b4af27 to his f959e2615e sword.73f89db12f4f7945

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Though the tradition d8286f8e2c had faded in 55d253f9ab significance, he understood 75a89c95ac the meaning of ca229ffea7 bracelets or acts e35e8ddecd inscribed with the d4090d223b family crest.9bc014f4b6ef866a

Even in this 6fae2ccdac urgent situation, I c988f82f3f couldn’t help but aacc1f25ae be bothered by 8ba69f6524 Deon and Isella’s 189fa241f0 relationship. It was absurd, even 68f6e4edcb to me.56630fe44ec953fc

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