The indifference in Zev’s eyes pierced through Layla’s heart. She saw it again… the familiar gaze from the man whom she thought would keep her safe. She was used to Zev’s change of moods from time to time but never expected that it would come to the point where he’d look at her indifferently when she’s facing danger.‘Hah! He won’t help me. I know he won’t,’ Layla thought as she bit her lower lip to suppress the words from coming out of her mouth. She moved her eyes to the side where the snake was aiming to bite. Layla’s face twitched when she saw the wound caused by Zev on her shoulder.‘Ah. So this guy’s attracted to the blood coming out from my wound, eh,’ she told herself as she slowly tilted her head away from the snake. Its mouth kept getting bigger and Layla realized it might take some time until the giant snake could swallow her. ‘All right. I just need a few seconds,’ Layla thought while drifting her gaze around to find a way to escape. Unfortunately, sh

It had been a long time since Zev felt scared again. The last time he found himself cowering in fear was on the day the deity of West forest cursed him and what shocked him most during that moment was when he discovered he couldn’t leave the peninsula. Even after trying many times, Zev would only get himself hurt whenever he attempted to break the barrier by the borders.“Ow!” Layla exclaimed beside him when they fell on the ground. He tried to stop her from taking a step beyond the border to abide by the rules set by the deity. Zev wasn’t the kind to give up but the deity’s strength was hundreds of times stronger than his. Going against her would mean indefinite pain for him. And he wasn’t so stupid to do something that would only hurt him. At least, that was what he learned after a couple of decades.“Ugh,” Zev moaned when he felt sore on his back. “Ah… my head… it hurts,” he whispered.It was like his heart jumped out from his chest without him knowi

“So, why don’t you tell me why you think it’s a problem?” Zev asked hastily the moment Levius closed the door in the study room. He watched the guy took a seat as he waited for him to answer. “You heard what Boris said yesterday. Those who were poisoned would end up devouring each other. In case you didn’t know, Layla and I… she somehow ate me up at one point.”“Are we going to talk about this again?” Layla butted in. Her face was red, and she couldn’t keep her gaze in one place. “It’s my fault why you’re dragged in this, Master. Naturally, I’ll be taking responsibility. I’ll do anything I can to resolve this.”‘Oh, little Layla doesn’t mind sleeping with me. I’m afraid she was talking about the usual way we slept through,’ Zev thought and sighed. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and tilted his head up, facing the white ceiling for a whil

“What?” Layla blinked several times to make sure she wasn’t dreaming. She had been staying with him, and he was never interested in such details before. It surprised her how Zev suddenly asked something about herself. Well, he did ask for her name before but other than that, the man acted like anything else wasn’t necessary. And she thought the same. Besides, Layla knew nothing about herself aside from her name which she knew someone used to call her. It was a blurred memory which she could hardly remember. Not that she really wanted to recall though it would be kind of great if she knew more about her history.“You were weak and dying when I first saw you. It’s hard to believe that you’ve grown up since then,” Zev mumbled, still hugging her close to him. “So I was wondering, how old are you?”Layla bit her lower lip. She had no idea. She wasn’t even sure about it herself. But considering how she met Zev, it was because she’s chosen to be the offering at that tim

“Mm!” Layla whimpered when Zev bit her lip. She thought everything was fine and asking him some questions to clarify wouldn’t be a big deal. However, his actions proved her wrong. He kissed her without a warning which broke her heart. Her growing trust was shattered into pieces. Layla was willing to listen to whatever he would say, perhaps she intended to believe his words despite knowing they could be lies. But the response she got was even harder to comprehend than what he said.She pushed him hard which surprisingly worked. Layla wiped her mouth and realized her lips were bleeding. With anger surging within her, she glared at him. “What’s your problem? Why do you always have to treat me like this? Didn’t you say you wanted to treat me well? But you keep messing up on me instead!” She yelled at his face with contempt and confusion written in her tearful eyes.It was the first time Layla didn’t hold back herself. She must have raised her voice at Zev before, but