Chapter 28: The Unexpected Guest

“I need to change my clothes,” I told Caius. He was almost done wiping off the blood stains on my arms.

“I’ll help you,” he offered.

My eyes widened seeing how calm he was to say that. “I can do it on my own,” I told him.

“You can barely move.” He scowled as he stared at me from head to toe.

“I can,” I demanded and tried to get up but I lost my balance, and fell into his arms. I thought I had already regained my energy but my knees were still shaking. That cruel vampire had really beat me well. “I-I’ll ask help from the queen instead,” I muttered.

“Why not me?” Caius insisted. I was starting to feel embarrassed and I was giving him the look but he couldn’t seem to get it. “What? You’re my fiance, so there’s nothing wrong if I’ll help you change your clothes. I’ll close my eyes if you’re uncomfortable.”

“What?? I thought we already talked about this. Why still call me your fiance?” I was frustrated why he was suddenly bringing up the fake status. A crazy thought hit my mind and I acci