Chapter 40: Pure Torture“Wake up,” I pulled my blanket to cover my face. I didn’t wish to see her face. I rather sleep the whole day and night. It had been a while since I last and able to sleep. True enough I lost my inner wolf and immortality. I was able to sleep, and I felt weaker than usual. She might have lost her mind, how would I survive in this weak state, she put me at too much risk this way.“Get out,” I snorted. “This is my house.” I’d love to leave if you want. Return my inner wolf and immortality and you’d not see even my shadow. “You’re awake, now get up and breakfast is ready.” She vanished and did not even try hard to convince me. I pushed my blanket down and saw the blinding light of the sun outside. “You wish,” I closed my eyes again and bury my face in the pillow. My eyes flew open when I felt air pushing me up. My eyes widen when I realized I was already floating. I screamed at the top of my lungs, “Marieta!” I floated down and I saw him casually eat
Chapter 41: Daily Routine I had my backpack on while running into the woods. Before sunrise, I was required to run around her territory for two purposes, to make sure no one was lurking around and to torture me. Good thing I felt better every day, I could roam around without passing out. I still felt slow but I learn to appreciate the beauty around the place while running. The threat, I still see no threat. ‘Until Zild comes to get you,’ I was still wondering what she meant by that. How would Zild come to get me when he was caged in his house? I wiped my sweats on my neck off. “You’re here, start watering my plants.” I went straight to her backyard and find her exotic sensitive plants to water. I started watering all of it while humming gracefully. I knew she was taking advantage of my stage here. I did not mind lending a hand in her place. Her place was lovely and peaceful, she may greet me with an annoyed face, and I could feel her warmth towards me. I wonder, how much t
Chapter 42: Toughest Night “I’m not.” And my tears kept falling. He was too cold toward me, and it felts like hell. Human emotion was too strange, I could not hide my real emotions. “You are, you kept moving away from me.” Why am I demanding he stays close anyway? “I hurriedly wiped my tears and stepped back too. I wiped my nose and tried to stop crying. “Sorry, who am I demand anyway.” And when I turned to him, he was already an inch away. I felt his strong arms around me, I wanted to cry in glee, but I could not breathe. “I…I could not breathe.” He let go of me and worriedly check my body. “That was why I was keeping my distance. You’re fragile in human form, I might crash you.” Different kinds of happiness tickled my heart. I felt relief hearing him said that. “Then try not to crash me,” I jumped into his arms and hugged him tight. I was skin was colder than before. I missed him, didn’t I? We stayed like that for a few minutes or an hour. There were things that I wa
Chapter 43: Her Puppets “You got to be kidding!” I exclaimed looking at the puppet walking towards me. They have weapons like knife, sword, and bow with arrow. Some did not have any. I kept walking backward they looked scary as hell. “Are you afraid?” She was trying to crash my ego. “Of course,” unfortunately I had none. “So, you’re weak,” I wanted to smack her in her face. “Isn’t obvious— Holy COW!” One swung its sword and almost slashed my arm.“Fight! Aren’t you tired of being weak?” And a stroke of pain hit my chest. I have been a burden for being so weak. “I thought you’d return my inner wolf or vampire ability!” I kept running for my life but she created a barrier around and I could not leave the battleground. “Excuses! With or without it you’d always make excuses. Stop making excuses and work on what you want.” She said and turned around. My panic roused when I saw her leaving. “This is unfair!” “Things don’t need to be fair. Survive whatever it takes, that is
Chapter 44: Enchanted FlowerNo prize comes for free indeed. I needed to drive that snake away but how. That must be hungry. I turned my back and headed to the forest to find something to feed that snake. Or maybe I could fight it. I stopped and considered the thought I could fight the snake. I looked at it and my eyes almost dropped when it caught a fly in a blink. Faster than I thought. That snake must be venomous, I should not let it see me. I tried hard not to make any noise to attract its attention. After walking to find something to feed it, I found nothing near the falls. Then I heard footsteps. I run to where it was coming from and saw a man, he was carrying a katana on his back. Probably a hunter. I could try my luck. “Hello?” I waved my hand when she turned to me. His face was covered with black cloth. I pulled an awkward smile. I saw him holding his katana’s handle. “No, I’m a hunter’s daughter we… we near, I mean we live near Mount Rikia. I’m not an enemy.” I
Chapter 45: Weakest PointI wanted to try and try to change his perception, at least lessen the hatred towards the immortal he was saying, and defend it as if it was not me. We stopped walking and I faced him. “Did she hurt you?” He held my arm and bent lower. “No, she was hurting.” Sounds of insects filled the silence between us. “Where did you see her?” “Aren’t you going to ask why she was hurting?” I was offended that he did not care. Was that what people do? Sees nothing but the flaw, cares nothing but the flaw, and talks about nothing but the flaw of others. Couldn’t he have asked why she did that instead of what she did more? “You talked to her?” “I did, don’t you wonder, if she did that; why would she do that?” I was still hoping. “Because she’s evil and all she knew was killing. Vampires are heartless.” And that hurt too much. Talking to him seemed to be like talking to a wall, nothing would happen. I nodded. I gave up. “She was hurting because she was lied to
Chapter 46: Motherly Warmth Leaving the moment became my motto after that rough emotional breakdown. I started to enjoy fighting with her puppet, which eventually became my daily routine after errands around her territory. I have never seen Marieta leave her house, she’d spend her day and night reading and mixing liquids for her potion. I was in the dining, sitting like a queen while having my coffee. I have been watching her very busy. “What are you doing, Marieta? You look like you’re running out of time.” “I am scared I might die before I figure this out.” Scared. I felt bored when her puppets became easy to take down. I knocked on the door to get her attention. “Can I roam around?” “Just make sure you aren’t crying when you return or worse never return.” That was harsh. She wasn’t good a saying take care, was she?“Sure,” I got my backpack and cape. I made sure I brought a knife to protect myself. I thought of visiting Zild but I realized, maybe he was not ready to t
Chapter 47: Undone Curse“What do you mean?” He faced me and looked at me in my eyes. “The witch who cursed me was my mother’s friend. My mother begged her to spare me… instead of killing me she caged me in that house.” He held me and looked at it instead of looking at me. “My mother was terrified that I would live in there forever. She believed that I’d come to realize and regret what I did. She wanted the best life for me; she dreamt of me having a beautiful life despite being half-blooded. She blamed herself for every battle I fought and every misery I went through. Then the witch made a condition. The curse will be undone once someone would love me purely.” I blinked in tears again. “I thought she only said that to ease my mother. I never believe that until I met you. I somehow wished that it was true.” And it was true. He knew that I love him. “I love you,” I whispered and he smiled. “I know,” and I pulled a bitter smile. I took a step back. “How about me, do you l