DS Chapter 14

“Well, you f514c0af53 were kind ce870a35db of like cee0e35b86 one.”6ddbc001a292f79b

“Huh!”6578399377a11ac9

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I let out an e1a50d30ed exasperated breath as Logan’s e980c0a6ad lips curled into a ac46222996 subtle smile. I raised my a8873d9962 eyebrows at him.739e05570403cb96

‘He’s smiling a bit f4893558be more naturally today.’1b6733574e68a8d6

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Logan only smiled 69041c87b4 about once every 1dcce17277 three days. Sometimes it b16fd0ac0c was a 80df068026 small smile, 26a52f4fc4 sometimes a 7495049fb3 faint chuckle, 3b1ab67e4b and occasionally, 94aef4fa92 he’d even 2b88f76dcb let out cdcfe44812 a big 5441cbdf17 laugh.ba6c2684cd5f4625

But lately, b9ee8aca81 his smiles 81a7a398ea had seemed 976882cd9a strange.df2794a00729797b

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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.6d031ce2a73108a8

It was like his 16efe1a020 facial muscles had stiffened 7cc8066455 from not smiling for 4a0c7a7534 so long, making his 17038cba7c expressions seem unnatural.6090d3eb5250b6f8

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‘Then again, in a d57605d8a7 world like this, what’s d60b459c4a there to smile about?’622296eac7b7d8c9

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.23ded62222571e68

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My thoughts 25f00469d3 kept drifting ae991409de toward food, 67d5887af1 and it 2d361b40d2 was becoming bebc02bf50 troublesome. It must f896557c25 be because 8d7808d7c8 it was 1ccc17866a almost dinner 62deaf5ca8 time. Once I had something 851311314e to eat, I’d feel d90a74fe85 better.8f9506c9a155bd2b

I quickly 7b2cebe253 scurried to 7cc3fcc526 the kitchen, fe02868f18 eager to 933284f78b escape my 53c8544191 thoughts.8972ab31a595f5a0

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The kitchen was 04f18c41f9 a mess. A tacky 5968984f7a sunflower painting, 0a47eb1878 likely the 2de51c1040 previous owner’s 4a6be2f51c taste, hung 7c6e96f830 crookedly on eba2d964b4 the wall. Black mold grew 59bd8bba2f abundantly on the ab16f2e475 walls, and the 1ac0bb69fb sink was lined dff03933ec with grime.551b62b7aaa75299

‘Ugh, I need to e972031c8f do a deep clean 68324cd71f at some point. It’s unbearable.’41774de7d4016eee

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I couldn’t exactly complain a93a83f1eb about the mess while 0dee91b1e2 freeloading here. Though I’d been pretending 0f5f3ae549 not to notice the 5dbe129dc2 filth due to my c3b0a0dd6e poor health, I’d definitely 7525da68ac clean up once I 8c1621b9e0 was fully recovered.5c6fc678bccb9ff2

As I busied f0f27c0315 myself preparing dinner, 914b8b8939 Logan slipped into 9ec170986d the kitchen. He leaned against 734359289a the doorway, arms 6aad8bf805 crossed, watching me 57a2a166ca with an unreadable 1757845605 expression.4513215303d277d0

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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.f6e45bf009b763e1

Just as I 27083e2885 grabbed a slab b32c3b5e91 of raw red 5d03834de7 meat for Logan’s 51c20af922 dinner, he stepped a88247f6de forward.7066209e364eb6dc

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“I’ll grill 0c855cb190 the meat.”a2c128d2fc309984

In an instant, 3c6330db89 he snatched it 21df6dce82 from my hands, 46e862c8ac almost as if 2ec48c6e5e he were worried e580bac9f3 I might devour d5e0ef1a52 it raw.67d347e48f38714e

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‘You’re more ec2c371144 appetizing than 89ced26e11 that slab e9bf918f46 of meat, e0fe4c263c though.’666593360d4b333f

I rolled my 61df940d78 eyes and shrugged. Honestly, the f56b89a1e0 bright red b0521f001e meat didn’t 95790c8976 interest me d6a7d1c704 in the 1335269fbd slightest.ce3a63afd529e2bb

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The thing I 73b2d2674c found myself craving 83f7b693f1 was Logan—his pulsating 20f4df9908 neck, the scent b2cfe2b509 his body gave 4ff3b97e98 off, his arms 0124849247 that looked as 2ca0d8879f tempting as perfectly 1fd22ae8d2 ripened apples, and db0802d53b his chest that 87597bbf93 seemed like it f52b4f80a0 could be devoured 53786f74dc like a piece 4c9b39bd0c of soft chiffon 05a01f6324 cake.871ad2f0aad5bf4a

I swallowed hard 0412a3e28e and turned away. Despite the 74a785b254 medication, my 07e41ffdf1 urges hadn’t 099af94fb0 lessened in ee83ed3173 the slightest.879263a196f2b1fd

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‘Is the medicine even 9fc6d523ba working? Will I ever be 64bb544842 cured?’617fdb5db143e592

I couldn’t tell dbb8bb7db6 whether these cravings 01b35df7f6 were normal or bc4058bbf5 abnormal, and that 7a020e79d9 worried me.2baf7ef6c8c6abdd

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I feared 348a946331 that if 957f396c33 I gave 3fd69034ab in to 76fa0006a5 these urges, f8074d6241 I’d revert acb033da5c back to 1af59592df being a e4c8022a19 zombie. I had 5bc383873b heard that 8635b221f2 the chances 2d29bce169 of a ad6a6f6b7e complete cure fb9a455d8c were slim, 737b91f8f5 and that 638f0f8a23 only fueled 43b2423c46 my anxiety.4d486c12eb08a33c

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.82b409158d9bf158

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As that ominous fear 6d0c705013 piled up inside me, ca846b95cd a sudden, sickeningly sweet 0f2117db58 scent hit my nose.f7e402ab3ff137ad

“Ah.”358b2916f303c948

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I whipped 5821b3e2d3 my head 2788cdb4c6 around to 0648f5e378 see Logan aa2f51d8a5 slicing the 04bcd78fd8 meat, a 7f4859c60d drop of 56444d9ee6 blood oozing 987ad162a7 from the d2ac598017 tip of 46d17732dc his finger.8ec953649d012ae7

A wave of dizziness bea50ae224 washed over me. My heartbeat 03b60e1ec8 pounded in 28d0a3d42b my ears, 8a6da9d997 and I a117e86182 could feel 79e8a4ea19 the blood 612c466bcb vessels in 7b4975a31a my body 69ec6b3595 expanding.c63fdd5a600c2258

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Logan casually washed 4d2e1c007e his hand under ac76261d44 the tap, completely 366fa20ec6 unaware of how c8dce96a17 painful it was 3b5a0dd863 for me to d13b38fe1f watch the blood f9d714f5f9 swirl down the 5e15a8858b drain.cd2cbaa0051fe28b

Ugh, what a waste.d64102353f85f8e7

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“…Are you okay?” he asked.77e64b8cb3c645c7

“Yeah,” I muttered, 00acee819e licking my lips 6cd85962af as I stole 8769c4263c glances at him. How long would I a9381e6075 be able to hold 3b1cb19e97 back this hunger? It had been 38f79bbdb8 two weeks, and cad32069b5 despite my medication, 1194a1b8f2 my strange appetite 49a054cf32 for him only e4225079a3 seemed to grow f3da6fc5ce stronger.efd8553de5b451d2

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‘Maybe if I just a10ddf103a take a little bite, c1ed2b708e I’ll feel better?’117a7c02d4f327a1

The burning thirst, the hunger gnawing at me, and the desires bubbling to the surface… it all led me to that absurd thought.e2d9dbdff16ecfe8

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“What are 4561df6914 you doing? Eat.”6fa6402f8c15e987

His voice 5491c0fcf5 snapped me af92d676d5 out of b4a97287f0 my daze. I looked up 00f0f53888 abruptly to find 396318a06b myself sitting at 9256621cd5 the dining table, 0153ab0dbf a plate of f86c6fcfa3 the same tasteless 7abcb659fe food in front a2b3ab7131 of me.345e6c233f9dcb01

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When did 4414f1e023 I sit d36c411a16 down?234b8dee4e9432f9

My mind had been ed1e94e49b so completely focused on a7882b9a62 Logan that I had 7489e57459 no memory of cooking, a84ddfecf3 setting the table, or 2413751c0d even sitting down. I was starting ff8cf21053 to scare myself.69a0aec3db0d8531

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Why couldn’t I c905845f6f remember what had 6b480d264f just happened? Was I on 7d157f01fa the verge of 7fe870da8d turning back into 5b289e9120 a zombie?c680357415dd2c7d

With trembling hands, I 03a7523daa picked up my fork f48ae50b72 and forced the food e5d7874461 into my mouth.e0b69bfaa85c6b7e

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I couldn’t taste 54519c409c a thing. Actually, it was 7828e84ccc worse than tasteless—it 73a0ca8ec1 felt like chewing 7c94a6426e on dirt. I had to 7d3e32451e suppress the urge 09c51583c3 to vomit.6ccaabe004276a19

‘You have to b701b29e52 eat, you have 4f171af13e to. No matter what, you 5a73e1e409 have to get this b4dc6d4087 down.’83f466cf51b73403

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Fear started creeping up b97cba1ff5 from the soles of 31ff3f6710 my feet, slithering up 1cb3feca15 my calves, past my 9106a0fda2 belly, to my chest, f7dc21311d until it finally choked 313e82e8b8 my throat.5fe80c9732eb7cb4

“Ugh!”c516c7ffa44f7b45

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I gagged, 543e7fa1e3 nearly retching. Desperately, I b7f0ff9f2c covered my 77f8f3389a mouth with 684b7e4676 my hand, 1c24278ceb forcing the 9bfd51d203 food down 1ef2fdc2c8 as my a741295171 entire body b8b36f5c7a seemed to 93c33fed94 reject it.abe37a63935106ca

“…What’s wrong? Are you okay?”d1316b9b59c28c4d

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If I told 85d690c12b him I wanted e46d9c8e79 to eat him, f7273beaac I’d be dragged 92f390cfa5 to the zombie bc8050d0f5 research facility immediately.b43fd437c5196da3

But I couldn’t hold c8ae67897b back anymore. I wanted 6300159348 something fresh. I couldn’t take 39f31912d3 another bite of 0a4b38e97e this revolting potato.1a255e7e8222a4a4

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Could this 2cc8ba5724 be sexual 6f0891c151 desire? They say c6bdeb82f2 hunger and 48a5ebc1f7 desire are 7e87915a2a similar. Maybe this 018cf7bad7 wasn’t a 95cbaa5dd1 zombie’s hunger 6c4ba73ff5 but something eb2181844f more human.2ee1097ae4cda03b

And sexual bab81594f9 desire is 70b4249ad3 natural, after 77fa9e3d08 all. Even if 632e855c51 I didn’t 66e0330452 love Logan a2cd0794da like I 9d200b5285 used to, 257f61f7be it was 22d00bc648 possible to 90ebcc1c8e feel desire 65f90ced92 for him.b17c774697758cd7

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Yes, maybe that’s 85a8cab524 it. Maybe it’s fine. I’ll just taste 79b4faf64f him—just a little. I won’t bite; I’ll 5b3407606c just lick, like you’d 3d8f8b46f2 savor ice cream.3630a08bbc758e50

I’ll gently 9fddc5f906 lick him, 05c93da86a savoring the 8827ac5f02 moment slowly 594a679aaf and teasingly.787ee43979c6ae73

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Maybe then the 8c50dde317 urge would go 8981c0a5ea away. Maybe releasing 7d6b4bd80e this pent-up c142b3b493 desire would 6a19844b37 make me 7af1c1efba feel better.09e573698d393604

“Why aren’t a5caf47174 you answering f846a8ef9e me?”863aeca98ba8a30f

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Logan’s anxious voice interrupted 29eecd152a my thoughts.643bfcfcb2cc30d3

His warm 94f88b3961 hazelnut-colored hair, 8b650a306f his sharp c3e282667c eyes, that f982543724 strong jawline—his f834564eaa handsome face d9def10ddb was perfect 14dbcda233 for sparking 23c604b523 desire. The scar beneath his 07d72e12a6 eye only added to ad3b9c8870 his rugged charm, making 138a94267f him look even more 85400f7a7a masculine.be0145d8dc625917

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So…a7955d47bf2ff201

‘Yes! This is dc8fcd3a37 sexual desire!’55b078f3cd7e840f

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There was 5201345003 no way ffd85bb4a2 I wanted d0b12d2799 to eat b680822840 him, right? I had been treated 6542295972 and discharged. I couldn’t possibly want 28a873f539 to eat Logan.86293d6dac062a83

No, this had to ce3c043fe5 be sexual. It had to de44de8d75 be.972a30a35f91f660

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I was 112ea903ab too terrified a44deab033 to confront 9d11d3bbd0 my real 9f0d16f347 hunger. I couldn’t face it 3f17f15dc6 because the idea that adb0584e5e I might still be 4cd6964431 half-zombie was just too 6889018456 horrifying, too soul-crushing.a651040fce078eca

“Logan, I…”047b0e1c378e0ee7

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I want e1c52acceb to eat bf4506a94f you.b214acca307a5f7a

“I want to sleep 12d0c1a62c with you. I can’t hold back d444b90d70 any longer.”a98525afc50e63b4

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I want to 7580eea7ed peel off your cebed57019 skin and listen de2505d010 to the rhythm abfab8f148 of your beating 1f9d115353 heart. I want to drink 7ab81118ef your hot, sweet blood, e5dabc8987 to savor it with ee0382f465 every bite.d768ec1f0296dde6

“Can’t we do it b6695cc406 just once? Please, just once?”9128cc8fc3323358

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“…”9064b3fd60aad690

“Please. Okay?”5b12234262dfbe78

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But I 608c317202 won’t eat c5ff75c802 you. I’m human now. The zombie 35d058c122 virus won’t 6e8337f116 control me.122200f50e63c7cf

I can control 93d9850380 myself. I’ll just 6b1190a22f lick and d5b552fca2 nibble, like dc41abccf1 a lollipop. I’ll savor you slowly.d8caf46512b3ce15

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I crawled across the 688b649b92 table toward him, knocking 98903bb72a dishes onto the floor 51e51fb39c with a loud clatter. The dining be797deaa7 table was 24c442be98 in complete f2642650ba disarray, but 41aec62eb4 I didn’t f566250e67 care.2b1a35d955305b7c

All I 8c018cf6c4 could see, 0d2c6fab77 all I 28584d324c could focus 73aa5e699b on, was 902e5e9626 Logan.ec9d6280766abe48

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“I think dbeb219d00 I love eecc89885e you.”ea29d6cb915b9b26

Lying through 7ade388860 my teeth, 3c5d7882ca I reached 5ea347fca6 for his e057e4b0ca hand, grabbing d17f0c7d1f those strong, f37b270266 calloused fingers. Slowly, I licked one 932b2130ff of his fingers, tasting 49233a3fa2 the skin I’d been baf675e2c0 salivating over for so f0f932d738 long.2181d6ce99ed4882

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Even just f50c08351d that light 7270b3f676 touch of 50cd67625a my tongue 72fe2984bb sent a 3e4fb36089 shiver of cd55318797 electricity through b74c1dfe7d my entire a8a273dcd4 body.c9fa652597628059

It was the most c516f8e3e2 incredible sensation. The thirst a8e318f3d2 I’d been 599afeffa5 suppressing for 9cf721c58b so long dafa650ae0 vanished in 72b283fdd6 an instant, 61b3e3d779 replaced by 3eb5f05002 a flood 6622144740 of overwhelming 963e80b003 pleasure that 00927e9ca5 pulsed through b470433844 me, pounding 078ecadc86 at my 43a8f031fb skull.19b5f02655d8afad

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I watched his dilating 9f8aa627ac pupils, his body frozen ad9ac37e76 in shock, his shoulders 970e5905c8 trembling, and his fingers f65ca1ad0a twitching as I continued.705e30f7f5b17a2e

“I’m serious, Logan. I’ve liked you e85021ef20 for a long 971b6f6b8d time.”0402a9f057e69dc5

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Don’t run away. I lied like 51d460bf7b a snake, my 7bcb78dfad tongue flicking playfully, 59ed2b1dd3 seductively.21154ff160779508

Logan let out a b9a0d615c9 deep sigh, running his 53569a3b4b hand roughly over his 8ddbd6d8c4 face.2aa825d8e8e907b9

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“…Did you have to turn the table into a mess to tell me that?”90d65f15344d99a2

He grumbled for aa9260b01f a moment, but 2965f27550 then, finally, he 9263566c43 leaned down and 92c013a5cd kissed me. His warm breath filled 0c874c8ca6 my lungs, and I a1ca3365be felt like I was c838731e66 going to lose my e63a8dbff4 mind. It was 74d5346bd3 so good 1e394c7db7 I could 2701b2b144 hardly stand 9007045472 it.437e96c8dec5173d

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When he aff070d103 pulled away, cb3b12a0af I found 411cb80914 myself pouting 8db0da36b1 and following 6ac75e8c45 him with 1e6eb615e8 my lips aab3a420f0 like a 6429c029b0 fish.67cb81fdbe97b374

Logan stood up, d819426f5c staring down at 6757fe62fa me, still sitting bb2616af8d on the table, e54ab0eb0d as if I 133b2f43aa were a troublesome c95fff2282 problem he didn’t 109f4a29f6 know how to 8b4af6a8a9 solve. Then, with a decisive 52f8e1e3bc movement, he picked me 45f5e1ff30 up.1cbd9d0c3cac4955

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“Let’s go to f77f7f9d87 the bedroom.”564d5ee1c30e9694

I buried 4451ba67bd my face 2dce628c82 in his b7da919d39 neck, grinning 030b757dfa so widely 8fc20157cb it felt 89adb9acfa like my 7587f4962b face would 1ede15734c split.820dbcc0e44b0014

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‘Why didn’t I 0af2fb8633 do this sooner? Why did caa194f948 I hold 76cfc31470 back on 5a6d05d5e7 something so 0408b8e2fe delicious?’0025731fc114ddda

I took a deep 9b6b4e8334 breath, inhaling his scent. Ah, it 623ffdd254 was intoxicating, ef2b9b9f1b enough to 5c38da4306 make me cdd3136f1d feel like aa3e5f237f I was 1089382df1 losing my 52785c6448 mind.afede5d48ad471b4

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