I thought Samuel would finally give up, but he remained parked at the gates for days.Unable to take it anymore, I stepped past the barrier.Samuel had wasted away. He was deathly pale, with dark circles under his eyes, his clothes hanging loosely off his bony frame.The second he saw me, he frantically ripped open his collar to show me his chafed, raw, and bleeding skin.Smiling like a dog begging for a treat, he babbled, "Aria, look! I scrubbed off every inch of skin Esther ever touched. I'm clean now! We can be together again!"I frowned at his manic state.Then, he carefully pulled out a large bowl. It was brimming with blood.He wept bitterly, begging. "Aria, I'm so sorry. I was a monster. I finally understand how much it hurt when I forced you to bleed for me. Now, I'm using my own blood to make amends! Please forgive me! I’ll spend the rest of my life repenting and making it up to you."I felt absolutely nothing. Did he honestly believe a single bowl of blood could make up for t
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