The Blood Sovereign's Omega (MM Romance)
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Julian adjusted his rimless glasses with two fingers, his face returning to its stoic, robotic composure as if he had just read a routine logistics report.
“Since that night,” Julian added, his voice flat once more, “I have refused to consume blood directly from a living vessel. I will not participate in the predator’s feast.”
I stood there in the cold drizzle, looking at him.
All this time, I thought he was just a cold, starch-collared aristocrat who cared more about suit lapels and logistics receipts than real human lives. I thought his stoic, robotic demeanor was the arrogance of a high-born lord looking down on Sump laborers.