[Flashback]
He studied Savina's face. She looked like she was sleeping.
Although he told her to die, the silence that followed after her death pricked him.
As grief came to him like an old friend whom he rarely missed, Dante didn't know what to do.
Feeling sadness meant he cared for her. It bothered him deeply.
He didn't believe in love. It was a luxury that he could enjoy after he had received freedom; however, he was stuck inside a book for ages.
The person who sent him to this place was the woman he had shared a bed with.
That woman had betrayed him.
Not only him.
Dante understood humans and he also understood himself. He wasn't going to be prejud
The way to the Northern Kingdom was not smooth.Dante kept directing them to change the routes. We seemed to be avoiding the forests and mountains, mainly taking the roads through the villages. I heard many soldiers grumbling that the prince was acting strange.In my eyes, Dante's whole existence was strange.He kept me close to him. I wasn't allowed to be out of his sight, going as far as making me eat in the carriage.And when we were alone in the carriage, he would either ignore me or give me one-word replies.If Dante's personality could be explained in accordance with the text messages, he would be the person who would either leave your messages at 'seen' or reply with only 'K'.I held my stomach tightly. There was a chamber pot in the carriage that we hadn't used. I was pretty shameless, but I couldn't even think of using it whether Dante was present or
[Present]I let out a loud cough, feeling like someone is squeezing my windpipe. Leaning forward, I open my mouth wide and inhale sharply. Harvey comes behind me and pats my back with his gloved hand, telling me to take slow deep breaths.After a moment, the feeling goes away. I look at Harvey, wide-eyed. "What the fuck just happened?"My throat is still stinging with pain as if a porcupine is crawling through it.Harvey looks sideways at particularly nothing but the black glass wall. "It's nothing. Don't think much about it.""Huh?" I scowl at him. While I feel like I am dying, this dude is saying that it's nothing. I realize that Harvey is single because of his careless attitude. "Harvey, I felt like someone was choking me.""Then, you probably have Covid19 symptoms," He says shamelessly. "You should get tested."I shake my head at him.
I am least surprised to hear his proposal.To be honest, he isn't a bad catch. He has his own business and he isn't bankrupt during this passive economical apocalypse either.Raymond has blonde hair, but he has exotic caramel skin and amber eyes from his Asian descent. He has always been a workout freak. So, I know that there are abs beneath that black overcoat.When it comes to looks, he falls a little short to Dante.But Dante is a fictitious character. Using him as a manly beauty scale is not right. Let's call him ideal when it comes to looks. Most ideal things in the world are mythical.And I am thirty-three years old.My chances of getting pregnant get slimmer as I get closer to fourty. I won't find anyone -- who is around my age -- to marry. I will also hear crap from so
My brother continues to talk to his girlfriend. Obviously, he is using me as an excuse. I wonder if Marie is an idiot. Why would she even pick up her ex's call unless she is interested in him?Am I interested in Raymond?I don't want to go so low. Cheaters should never be taken back. They are like disgusting skin lice. And how could I take back someone whose dick has been in anything with a hole?Let's say that he has changed. So, what?"Tch!"Perhaps, I am lonely and horny. I hate Dante. Damn it! He didn't even let me fuck Alphonse. What the hell was wrong with him? Why do I always like fuck boys? I want to go back in that book and stomp on his dick. Because of him, I am horny now!!!"Take a deep breath, Savina." I inhale and exhale. "You are alive.
I don't understand what Harvey is trying to say. The urgency of his voice urges me to scream at my brother, "Don't open the door."But the door is already open. My brother's girlfriend smiles at him. He gives her a goofy grin, "Marie, you are here. I missed you."I guess I know why my brother gets thrown away by his women. His face looks like a dog who has seen his master. The shine in his eyes is akin to a little innocent child who is ready to do anything to please his best friend or get approved by his kindergarten's teachers. I feel so bad for him.[Listen, Savina. Don't give her permission to enter the house.]Harvey's voice is calm with a tensed undertone. Somehow, it makes me uneasy. What's the big deal?"Kyle." Marie cocks her head and gives him a sweet smile -- that sends a shiver down in my spine. I have never met her before, but I trust the vibes that I get from people.
I feel like I can’t breathe.Marie takes a slow step toward me with a twisted look in her eyes. I can tell that I won’t have a good end if this goes the way she wants. I take a
She starts laughing loudlyI have no idea why all villains start laughing like this. But I guess she isn’t dumb enough to tell me about her plans or reasons either. Let’s see! My ‘stalling her until my saviou
[Dante]The woman kept grumbling to herself all the way to the North Kingdom that was ruled by his archenemy,
[Interlude]I stop and glance at Harvey. Sitting in his office again, I have a tornado going inside my heart. Sensing that I have paused my narration, he raises his head and meets my eyes. I look away, recalling the moment when Dante had left the room that day.Why do I still feel bad?I am not Dante’s wife. I am not his lover. I am not his woman. I belong to myself. I am self sufficient. I do not deserve men like Dante, Alphonse, or Kaige.But there is still an ache in my chest that won’t go away.So I don’t understand why I still want to cling on to Dante. Is it similar to the time I had clung on Raymond?
[Dante]However, the tumultuous ache didn’t leave him.Noises seemed to have blurred in the background like a lost ray of light that was trailing down from the sky. Kaige was furiously yelling at Alphonse who was looking at his feet and sighing. Savina shrugged, avoiding his eyes.Dante saw guilt in her eyes. Although she had owed him nothing, she was still feeling guilty. He could read human’s emotions easily, especially when he wanted to focus. Right then, she was in his focus. The ache was annoying in his chest, an evidence that he was indeed in love with the crazy woman.It was better if he said nothing. Dante left the room. He didn’t want Savina to see any strange emotions in his eyes. A
[Dante]“I didn’t expect this from you, Alphonse,” Kaige spoked before Dante could say a word.Dante rolled his eyes, but he remained quiet. Something was stirring in his heart. Something that felt better after Savina got off Alphonse’s lap. That ‘something’ was both familiar and unfamiliar. He had experienced it once, but it had never stayed with him for long. Was it love? He didn’t bother to cling to the feeling, and he hoped that the strange feeling would leave him. But it was impossible.His curse was slowly lifting. His heart was thawing, and he was feeling. When did he start feeling for this strange woman? To be honest, he could still pretend until the end that he didn’t feel anything for Savina. At the same time, the for
[Savina]When Dante came into the room, I had an urge to push Alphonse away and beg for mercy.The position was bad.I was sitting on Alphonse’s lap with my arms coiled around his neck. My skirt was lifted, thighs showing, and Alphonse’s one hand was right on it.His lips were close to mine, almost touching. Actually, he was quite stubborn, and it took me a while to seduce him. He was just about to kiss me when Kaige and Dante entered the room.They didn’t even knock. There was no gentlemanly bone inside them. And just why Kaige was looking at me as if he wanted to kill me? I could understand if Dante was offended since I was still his ‘wife’. Kaige
[DANTE]She was there. Alive. Too alive to his liking.Dante wished that he would have preferred it if she was dead or sitting in the same room with the undeads in the next room. If it was possible, he would love to gouge his eyes out by himself. Maybe the book should reset itself, or maybe he should forget everything.But he knew that forgetting was impossible unless Savina could fail again. Since it wasn’t possible, he let out a heavy sigh.Savina didn’t move. She looked at him with annoyance. Her sharp brows shoot up as if she was challenging him while sitting on Alphonse’s lap. Oh, only if she knew who Alphonse was or what kind of crimes he had committed.Nevertheless, he hated remembering how she had loved him while she couldn’t remember
[Dante]Dante rushed into the mansion, trying his best to steel his heart. He couldn’t smell blood except for the dead rotten blood of the undeads. Savina’s blood was too familiar to him. She had died three times
[Dante]As he had expected, Aloisia’s lair was right where it was previously. He knew that she would move to the lands of undeads soon. If his guess was right, there were undeads in the co
[Savina]Alphonse pushed me down on the bed. His body pressed against mine. His hands were on my waist, squeezing them hard as he delved his tongue into my mouth and sucked on my tongue. From a hesitating adult, he had turned
[Savina]I leaned closer and cupped his face, pressing my lips against his. Before I could continue, Alphonse broke away the kiss as he laid his hands on my waist and held me still. I couldn't move. He stared into my eyes and