Bad girl

Dante let go of my leg and sat up. There was a large hickey where he had bit me. The blackened vein had turned faint blue. But he didn't seem normal to me.

His lips were black. Dante blinked his eyes slowly, looking at me like a drunken man.

"Are you okay?" I asked him. He killed me twice and saved me once. Two minus one is one. So, he still owed me one. It didn't mean that I needed to act heartless to him. "You kinda look…"

"I liked it," He mumbled, swaying from right to left like a reverted pendulum. "Your blood tasted delicious. Can I have more?"

"No." I covered my leg. What was he? He couldn't be a human. "Are you a vampire?"

"I am not." He licked his lips, leaning closer. "Just a little would do."

"Dude, you are talking about my blood." I didn't expect this. It wasn't mentioned in the book that the emperor loved drinking blood. "I had never donated blood in the hospital to save lives. How could you expect me to give it to you?"

He didn't answer me. By then, I was sure that not only something was wrong with his head, but also his body. He coiled his arms around me, clutching my body tightly to him before he dug his face in the curve of my neck. A shudder ran down my spine when he brushed his cold lips against my collar bone.

"No," I refused again. Even if he was a handsome man, I would never ever give him my blood.  I whacked his back with everything I had."You can't have my blood, you royal arse!"

It felt like I was hitting a brick wall. My fingers were hurting. But I didn't stop.

Dante held me tighter and murmured in a hoarse voice, "I missed you."

I was confused. What the fuck was he saying? How he could have missed me? "Whom did you miss?"

"You."

"But you don't even know me."

"I know you," He whimpered.

Was it the effect of the poison? He didn't spew it out after sucking it like a mad man. "So, do you already know Aloisia Annaliese Bloodworth?"

Wasn't it strange that this emperor would marry Aloisia Annaliese Bloodworth? Maybe there was a connection between him and that crazy woman.

When there was no answer, I touched his back. "Emperor?"

He didn't move at all. I turned my head toward him and found him deeply asleep.

"..." At least, he wasn't drinking my blood.

But I was a curious woman. How could I let go of this opportunity? I opened his mouth to take a look at his canines. His lips were back to the original colour. However, his teeth weren't normal.

I found more sharp canines than incisors and molars. What could he be? If I could get a hand on his secret, there was a high chance that I could blackmail him into cooperating with me.

Then, I realized that something wasn't right. His warm hand was on my cheek.

"..." I didn't dare to look into his eyes. It was too embarrassing. I was caught staring into his mouth.

"Bad girl." He pinched my cheek before he released me. "But it's not surprising that you would do this."

Was he talking about Aloisia? Did he already know her? Wouldn't he recognize her then? I opened my mouth to question him, but he flicked my forehead. The piercing pain made me cry.

"Why are you being like this?" I shouted at him at the top of my lungs. "I feel like you cracked my skull."

"You wouldn't be screaming at me if it was broken." His tone was mild and unemotional. "I should have your tongue for verbally abusing me. Did you forget that I am still royal blood?"

"You don't act royal at all." I rubbed my swollen forehead. "Your royal highness, a royal man should be gentle and kind to women."

He rolled his eyes. "I don't see any woman here."

I was ready to punch his molars out of his mouth. "Perhaps, it's you who isn't a man."

He cocked his head. "Do you want me to prove it to you, Lady Bloodworth?"

Being raped wasn't on my list. It was worse than being dead. I answered quietly, "No."

"Why?" He grabbed the hem of my skirt again. I hated how he always sounded monotonous. He wasn't showing many expressions either. I wondered if he was a robot. He added, "You are a slave. If I take you as my woman, you can be my concubine. It's not a bad deal, considering Kaige wants you dead."

"I prefer death over this." I glanced at his sword. "You royal arse, please kill me instead."

The abnormal dude let go of my skirt suddenly. He stood up and left without a word.

That was strange. Was it the same guy who killed me twice?