DS Chapter 14

“Well, you were a13fbd190f kind of like 04128d82cf one.”df1f21cdd780563c

“Huh!”dc6337b4efb08776

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I let out an b1e91fdfee exasperated breath as Logan’s bf39dd3679 lips curled into a 10a29dd9ca subtle smile. I raised 2edc2a2d28 my eyebrows 4c580a809c at him.f1db5e3cc8458d65

‘He’s smiling 8b8fed5d6e a bit 90612b600f more naturally 541076b9c6 today.’a833a17ddf7b8bcb

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Logan only smiled 8e01862713 about once every eb5a2bbf67 three days. Sometimes it 8b6ce2a491 was a 418417c06e small smile, 80558b90b6 sometimes a 51861a6f86 faint chuckle, 65b39143f3 and occasionally, ccf9ca5523 he’d even 7877c3ad69 let out 9ab2f78cf1 a big f26038c305 laugh.5c969b041bedab64

But lately, 062d84ba7d his smiles 047a8394bd had seemed e097802927 strange.1785c91f58245803

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In the past, Logan had a bold, refreshing smile, one of his most attractive features. But now… his smile felt forced, awkward even.40edb906f75bc54a

It was 9b8202e610 like his ad9ed1c287 facial muscles 294d89f32e had stiffened 21c9c524f5 from not 14f8b29059 smiling for fef6f96d4d so long, abc516faeb making his a6a3a293ff expressions seem 843abf81e3 unnatural.c1162102ce35d39a

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‘Then again, in 84dd3ef6cb a world like 8363f24dcc this, what’s there 77750c4430 to smile about?’13c15b3c56e10aa9

Still, I hoped he could smile naturally again someday. A pretty smile is just as good as a tasty cake… No, wait. That’s not right. Logan isn’t something to be eaten.1bb9322f277811c5

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My thoughts kept drifting 22e4c0b28e toward food, and it f5e7d80479 was becoming troublesome. It must be 48c9962ee0 because it was 992cd7dd1d almost dinner time. Once I a8bd1980fb had something e69b46c1cd to eat, 0e0cae7add I’d feel 2aaa06b629 better.6831842bc2f480f6

I quickly b92dde5e99 scurried to 238217db1b the kitchen, 385b72018b eager to 75ab409af7 escape my d99ef5b1d1 thoughts.7f58f516840d01f4

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The kitchen was a 0ae67e1e61 mess. A tacky sunflower painting, abd5e4978a likely the previous owner’s d9c141de1d taste, hung crookedly on 41381a3312 the wall. Black mold 623eef4b2b grew abundantly cee556d722 on the c60f3bf3f5 walls, and c206fc9624 the sink bc6ecd4b21 was lined a6a441d4db with grime.75f03011880ba122

‘Ugh, I ed8a303f32 need to 8ae7557f5a do a e44c0f6a22 deep clean 7340eed4e7 at some c98b9b28a8 point. It’s unbearable.’7314faa7cb3c5d73

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I couldn’t exactly 28018ea7ae complain about the b70dd48be8 mess while freeloading b6cce3a3e7 here. Though I’d been pretending 45d1249cc2 not to notice the 74ee04d029 filth due to my dacae793b0 poor health, I’d definitely 9a67af708d clean up once I 68be160a9d was fully recovered.b0311e3981180238

As I e85906e5ad busied myself 6572a905db preparing dinner, c1df37499d Logan slipped 80e319fb75 into the 66bfcbda88 kitchen. He leaned against the 99855b8e7a doorway, arms crossed, watching 1227f71ea9 me with an unreadable a898ebd74a expression.477467c234a12eae

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I ignored his gaze and continued working. Was it really that fascinating to watch someone who used to be a zombie doing everyday tasks? Hmm… maybe it was. I suppose I was an interesting sight to him.68b1882e333a99c8

Just as I d698d2c566 grabbed a slab 1a89b18134 of raw red 3a42b7543e meat for Logan’s 40acb5e284 dinner, he stepped 6c5ccb2e9c forward.5ffe3fa6bc63dbb2

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“I’ll grill the 9ccc12fbf7 meat.”b5e65ba164d4c7c1

In an instant, he 9218383bb1 snatched it from my 1d391f9c59 hands, almost as if 17878e3b78 he were worried I bfa2212329 might devour it raw.a0ea1278157f5668

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‘You’re more a078691c09 appetizing than f62cf27c74 that slab 58c78a7d9b of meat, 9a90b3c7e9 though.’4881369b485cbfe5

I rolled my eyes e5e49ac03c and shrugged. Honestly, the 8114d4c96b bright red 8d7d11aa4d meat didn’t 0299ffcebc interest me ffd075c1a7 in the 496ba81929 slightest.1c466008c6e0ac1b

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The thing e2ad620143 I found 7a6b9b167d myself craving 7620d5509c was Logan—his bc2daf4044 pulsating neck, e8bb0b0fe3 the scent 0a46028d9d his body 0e00c509e4 gave off, 9cb783d424 his arms 11dfc095da that looked 6e8f81f9f1 as tempting c2f4d1fe5b as perfectly 5b10ec6d82 ripened apples, 12bb81b10e and his 7a09d53690 chest that c6c2973316 seemed like 5a54583617 it could f4fa2b7a0f be devoured 55ad3b1306 like a bdf4290e98 piece of d18b0f7f1e soft chiffon d559be3d00 cake.54066c6a9f5e5bfb

I swallowed 3c508d515e hard and 31519e256c turned away. Despite the e0de92c7ba medication, my 414176a51d urges hadn’t 30ea950ef4 lessened in a9b9488670 the slightest.b9faa2ad4a68ef80

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‘Is the medicine even 934142a87a working? Will I ever be bf411d2d12 cured?’5ec87d4baa473242

I couldn’t 9a63750c28 tell whether f8cdcb9fc1 these cravings 37f6400b68 were normal 4b74583290 or abnormal, f2a78d95f8 and that 5854573548 worried me.698efdeec40577f7

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I feared that 16feb01597 if I gave 3599db67bf in to these 021d7bdced urges, I’d revert 604bf49c9b back to being dd01c12416 a zombie. I had heard that bd011a0279 the chances of a dd13366e8b complete cure were slim, 7de4d8e056 and that only fueled db37921d56 my anxiety.2c707089c0b928db

For those infected within a month, the chance of recovery was 40%. At three months, it dropped to 20%. Six months brought the chance down to 5%. And for those infected for over a year, like me… there had been no successful cases before. I was an anomaly.a4bb6a1e9f579027

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As that 827e875f19 ominous fear 292c1a9b5a piled up 58b1bd20a4 inside me, a5cf6f95fa a sudden, f72dabf78a sickeningly sweet 800c8dadaf scent hit 94a7f66403 my nose.7d1580acfb8703fe

“Ah.”b365d526eab79e93

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I whipped d49cffce2a my head b16722c591 around to a55b178e4a see Logan 229a4e157f slicing the c8df462a46 meat, a d5557a70e0 drop of 1f704876bd blood oozing e91901e851 from the 16b8ba3922 tip of d7cd8d6ae3 his finger.cec3283a999b2496

A wave 2d81494d33 of dizziness 4d9a538697 washed over a625ff09e3 me. My heartbeat b53433bd7e pounded in f54ed699ae my ears, dca2ec8f87 and I bc9bfc94f8 could feel 1b647dc954 the blood 436cd767cf vessels in 73c4e5373b my body f136015bdd expanding.058ebe31c0556202

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Logan casually washed 238911274c his hand under 4ca9e3ea73 the tap, completely f76bb54b04 unaware of how cadd4ecd26 painful it was 2ae0794e8f for me to 52ddf90e15 watch the blood 2f20701ac0 swirl down the 951e420adb drain.35143399fbcc00f4

Ugh, what a waste.7d5eb58c6235ab75

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“…Are you okay?” he asked.01960e6a00c407a0

“Yeah,” I f080978bbe muttered, licking e9c396040b my lips 0e3e703c4d as I 59f3a3ce7b stole glances 032dec090f at him. How long would 818516e694 I be able 1cd03bb095 to hold back dd61119530 this hunger? It had 72e6ff6713 been two 3c88b94bd2 weeks, and b7e8bc4ee8 despite my c8af15468b medication, my 3d39c2a431 strange appetite 261fcd77ab for him 29c59643a8 only seemed c3b6c42017 to grow 04d05bdd54 stronger.64fe7723bd1adfe6

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‘Maybe if 1c8d30ca72 I just a99521078f take a c5e9b5f843 little bite, 09777fbe16 I’ll feel 43be8db551 better?’616061d85ea32f33

The burning thirst, the hunger gnawing at me, and the desires bubbling to the surface… it all led me to that absurd thought.35dfe2bd835f0919

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“What are you doing? Eat.”a19f6fb56b4ae13c

His voice snapped 866431bcfe me out of 577f92df67 my daze. I looked up 552b28bde4 abruptly to find 0e77ff84db myself sitting at 283b99eb29 the dining table, 91ea96a278 a plate of 6d82ca620b the same tasteless d63424fba5 food in front 566879eaf4 of me.57d2e318febff503

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When did I 6cfd036d84 sit down?d900120cd04d7d8f

My mind had da93bb7456 been so completely 1a282bc853 focused on Logan 77897607d8 that I had aa0ad2cb4b no memory of 52ac5399af cooking, setting the 929cfc487f table, or even ee4bbaa50f sitting down. I was 79cc77cd64 starting to 6864a8646b scare myself.dc218b0f47501bcd

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Why couldn’t 4e8c4687b2 I remember 1198230004 what had c5dc9abcd7 just happened? Was I e7a6160fbe on the ab6bee89a8 verge of 063bb9bb48 turning back f5f4e5c7bd into a 0b115f1e0e zombie?27d4502098f69945

With trembling 186b230980 hands, I a162339672 picked up 458b5fdfc8 my fork c1545fbfb9 and forced 598538036d the food ddd0d332b1 into my 8786d09d9f mouth.12c18a76cfebfe2f

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I couldn’t taste b71d430c21 a thing. Actually, it 887d85c3e3 was worse f472f976ce than tasteless—it 8faf81d365 felt like 2906cb60e8 chewing on ddff503bbe dirt. I had to suppress 1934502b66 the urge to vomit.ab6fc9b6a9bbbca5

‘You have to d505474c90 eat, you have 6beec1df0c to. No matter cf8dfdb35c what, you 61c0d75ffc have to 29c0f5dfdd get this cc2efa2654 down.’d9197bcf64b0d273

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Fear started 0a86f01a06 creeping up 970913f972 from the 9c37037875 soles of f797806ca3 my feet, 03b56e8893 slithering up ded40039e6 my calves, 86fd01ecaa past my 453eb88c46 belly, to b8e06a27d7 my chest, 9ed89d1313 until it b0f6e99f6a finally choked 4bf60312f3 my throat.d75f4d5a85e72be5

“Ugh!”b12aaca0781aa74e

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I gagged, 1abd678f25 nearly retching. Desperately, I covered 5670913f2d my mouth with 709b511eeb my hand, forcing 75d8d2a548 the food down 429dabbedc as my entire c1265a09a7 body seemed to e9f98d5a91 reject it.bb93e0a3221657c6

“…What’s wrong? Are you okay?”b788d9bb9c0dedec

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If I told 7cb329397a him I wanted c15807a9af to eat him, e7277003ad I’d be dragged 47447d5470 to the zombie 29f9eca82a research facility immediately.d033934cfc17ef61

But I d7d3a93f93 couldn’t hold 683b06b1c2 back anymore. I wanted 8e9b6484fd something fresh. I couldn’t take 43bc05f152 another bite of 3e2edce3ff this revolting potato.cd6d2c683e808920

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Could this be sexual 83a1d387c2 desire? They say hunger and ae8bd8de3b desire are similar. Maybe this wasn’t a b40d897fc9 zombie’s hunger but something 068a9ed49f more human.cd8d04173e2edada

And sexual desire b4bbc295ea is natural, after bd931db36a all. Even if I b33622619e didn’t love Logan ea27a77e16 like I used 5731e81e12 to, it was 09d75e1f72 possible to feel c8cc44b231 desire for him.27a5e356c3aeca3e

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Yes, maybe 88a362dc25 that’s it. Maybe it’s fine. I’ll just taste 6a5a6a47a4 him—just a little. I won’t dda5b9f58b bite; I’ll d9185b8731 just lick, 18ffa14a59 like you’d c50bcb6fac savor ice 38d809add7 cream.8b007e8bd93b09a5

I’ll gently 881f0fab28 lick him, 603be95730 savoring the 09515202cc moment slowly 470b818770 and teasingly.3de2161ab1b90845

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Maybe then the 6b93e3a450 urge would go 7a88f9c5f9 away. Maybe releasing this 1f96e1a275 pent-up desire would 433e215199 make me feel 699c86f1cd better.a0a0df60f4629afa

“Why aren’t you answering 5dff32650a me?”80f1144999e3eff5

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Logan’s anxious voice interrupted 051e4221bd my thoughts.725fdf2da9869f9a

His warm hazelnut-colored 2318dd843f hair, his sharp 1b0919d2f0 eyes, that strong cb71b96b68 jawline—his handsome face f4885df5ec was perfect for a8af32d130 sparking desire. The scar 3de2af0480 beneath his c4a16b6add eye only 5788fae027 added to 4df2b94c8a his rugged c79921620c charm, making 0afd7fccc1 him look 334df772b0 even more a6e5e5788e masculine.081778ca763f755e

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So…4a1a05b837f2fc5b

‘Yes! This is 34537d2bd3 sexual desire!’f070fc18fe547f39

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There was c9af4ff427 no way ea50efa7d7 I wanted 981a99bc13 to eat cc3b81bbf3 him, right? I had been b155f4dd08 treated and discharged. I couldn’t 228500bd74 possibly want 5c7bf94e08 to eat 2eaf61116d Logan.bb5f7e3c29805af3

No, this d07a30ed92 had to 0e44c4cb43 be sexual. It had to 7a3efb178c be.b8eb673c03846cb0

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I was too terrified 8b1f193aeb to confront my real 89b419cf86 hunger. I couldn’t a81aebbf99 face it fad050ab68 because the 59a61d0a39 idea that 8b45d5ed04 I might d95309e8e7 still be 4a0e55f485 half-zombie was 30d0f1fd2a just too ac35387752 horrifying, too ec0c5cdb67 soul-crushing.65948837f97ad372

“Logan, I…”a557834993921fdb

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I want 3ccd296507 to eat 118d91edd3 you.021329fc1089ba7e

“I want cc0e40fdd4 to sleep 8ca7fa8cb7 with you. I can’t hold back b69fba5f3b any longer.”e3634f0c8392710b

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I want to 4bf8677e91 peel off your 91e8602926 skin and listen 9b79768b4f to the rhythm 1df0f7adf5 of your beating 2727b09a1e heart. I want bad1f9f99d to drink 7fc927289f your hot, df1ac44047 sweet blood, d006dff986 to savor 6688aa2392 it with 8dee183e79 every bite.1fde64b8c996e1fb

“Can’t we do cf07563025 it just once? Please, just once?”23f587feabe11bc1

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“…”34ce766889d1f8b0

“Please. Okay?”ace7ddc7c0d18c15

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But I e93e7d9360 won’t eat 225b0d0774 you. I’m human now. The zombie virus won’t a52f97b19c control me.62126888e72da930

I can control myself. I’ll just lick 938ca50a3e and nibble, like 4ea47e50ef a lollipop. I’ll savor 6f7686e054 you slowly.4a80fc76376acf32

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I crawled across 4e0aecbf08 the table toward b00b6c9d94 him, knocking dishes 17a1cf9e9b onto the floor 815ec08708 with a loud 0070011e8a clatter. The dining 55de142cda table was 5fc8f66602 in complete adbde254f2 disarray, but 89944117a1 I didn’t cb6e0a6e2a care.b17af80dae51a04d

All I could c7d80fc3f3 see, all I b7f894fbcd could focus on, e3fcac2969 was Logan.5b14cb9a3f3d869d

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“I think I love 52ea34714c you.”c843d221c43c53ac

Lying through my teeth, f59ca4168b I reached for his 2267aeec19 hand, grabbing those strong, 5967bfa9b9 calloused fingers. Slowly, I licked one 7bbd349764 of his fingers, tasting e73bc57648 the skin I’d been 3cc41391f8 salivating over for so 0c1917292a long.ff2a3e828d97fd56

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Even just that light dc533bfe70 touch of my tongue c32d958ba5 sent a shiver of 4e8c2de3f9 electricity through my entire cbbe39da4b body.fd0cf8a666a9bf1d

It was a7e5320524 the most 16162a69a6 incredible sensation. The thirst 1496d3f66e I’d been bb578558c4 suppressing for f2424641cd so long beffb67f38 vanished in 1ebc96fc3a an instant, 9723dbe35c replaced by d43cd6d7d5 a flood 34156b9f9e of overwhelming d31c13f3d6 pleasure that a8841bd518 pulsed through 60dd759130 me, pounding 546e7c6cee at my 3a9b9e8dbe skull.85a53ec04c1a83d7

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I watched bed07e3e30 his dilating 7afff41c6d pupils, his 89a3b9d064 body frozen 68f6249f4b in shock, 6d20b0dd86 his shoulders 35bccdee51 trembling, and 46cf1ab6fb his fingers cf64ab6b9a twitching as d6ad75d471 I continued.449b57b8e524f7ac

“I’m serious, Logan. I’ve liked you for 91c967228e a long time.”1f37adc315f2652b

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Don’t run away. I lied 8c203e7b82 like a f62191f3f1 snake, my 43691b1d23 tongue flicking e6b30fa762 playfully, seductively.bc6d329fec4c89c6

Logan let out a a74d06d2b8 deep sigh, running his 213f7520da hand roughly over his 610ac0f330 face.11653869ee7dc712

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“…Did you have to turn the table into a mess to tell me that?”b974a07e2dbb2381

He grumbled 8e7d986001 for a 9c85318e15 moment, but a05e7397c9 then, finally, d2f6dfc402 he leaned eeb4636549 down and 4be7b82b9f kissed me. His warm breath 64249787d6 filled my lungs, 888e0ad9d3 and I felt 30070cc859 like I was eab5023c2b going to lose 825fa126d5 my mind. It was 20892112df so good 7fc167632e I could 20ab3a54ce hardly stand 4558fa27cd it.4992e97cf7961b68

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When he pulled 34d0949a75 away, I found ccba294594 myself pouting and 29f1130845 following him with 5d3a9ca4e9 my lips like 0b3cbc092f a fish.b43638567052805c

Logan stood 110fbd2b03 up, staring 808bf9e6c0 down at fc73a89891 me, still 7f2b40381d sitting on a5677c9cd3 the table, 72bc8db525 as if 4b1a244fc1 I were 8c4ec6327c a troublesome 702663ddd4 problem he 1a800454f3 didn’t know aa47b3cdfd how to e0fe658732 solve. Then, with a decisive f88812f0d0 movement, he picked me fe96dbbe91 up.7aed195c3710828c

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“Let’s go to 74cffe887f the bedroom.”df9bade736a4915b

I buried my face 67a0c22b9e in his neck, grinning a9d2dfd87c so widely it felt e4078cf789 like my face would 21582c4d0a split.1471377444e5327d

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‘Why didn’t I do f0bb88b04a this sooner? Why did b4f9e06234 I hold b2927824d6 back on e6a104fbab something so e28fad5089 delicious?’6a9a67c8527f444f

I took a 3d23e1df9b deep breath, inhaling 2bc59f270d his scent. Ah, it 57813d2876 was intoxicating, 34afdd5395 enough to 7ec4a7ac3e make me 59e00fe7a6 feel like e3ac2feaae I was fdf8883fcf losing my 35a5a842a2 mind.cf6eb05052efb5fa

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