Chapter One Hundred Forty-Eight:
Del Gazini's House
"After what I said to her, I don't think I can force her to talk to me." I sadly answered.
"You still need to try, Sir Haimon. Because I know how much she loves you." He said and even though he was right, I couldn't just force her to understand me.
"Yes, she already told me that she still loves me but then," I shake my head as I smile. "I think I just better to wait for her rather than to force myself to her for now." I said and then suddenly we heard a commotion outside my office-room. "What was that?" I curiously asked.
"I will see." Redmond answered and opens the door but to our surprised someone immediately came through and for a moment there. I was unable to move when I saw my wife running towards me.
Shu Tokino just suddenly came and hugs me unexpectedly. "Wh-what…" I wanted to ask her but I can't when I suddenly felt her fear. I immediately turned to Redmond who immediately understood the situation and quietly left to leave the two of us.
…
"What happened?"
Haimon asked me after I finally calm down and now the two of us are sitting on the sofa while he is still holding my hands. I also feel that he is very worried about me and he doesn't seem to know what is going on outside the City.
"You don't know about the dead bodies found around the Sky City?" I surprisingly asked him and I was right, he doesn't know.
"What are you talking about?"
"You…"
"Mond!" he suddenly called Redmond and he immediately came.
"Yes, Sir Haimon."
"Find out what happened in Sky City." He ordered.
"Yes." Redmond immediately followed and went out.
"Now," Haimon said while looking at me. "You need to stay here for a while and I hope that will be fine."
I look him in the eyes and I can see how much concern he has for me and since he still legally my husband, this house is still my home.
"Yes, I will." I answered and without further thinking I hug him again. Because no matter what I do, I miss him so much and the divorce that I would have wanted to happen now I completely forgotten. I just wanted to feel the heat of his body on my body and next time, I would ask him about the thing that stirs my heart and mind.
Did he love me because I was Siara's reincarnation or did he love me because I am me? Though I am afraid of what he might answer, I was ready to accept whatever his answer might be.
…
"What did you find out?" I asked as soon as Redmond came back.
"They found corpses in different places with almost no blood on their bodies. And the only traces that they've found at those bodies were two bite marks." He explained and I already knew what it means.
"No! Only one creature can do such things."
"Yes, indeed. And it looks like he won't just stop until he gets what he wants."
"No! I won't let that happen!" I firmly answered. "I need to talk to Sai right now."
"Yes, Sir Haimon."
Reinhardt's Mansion
"Are you that happy?"
"Oh, Vina!"
"Don't call me 'Vina' you crazy drunkard!" Corvina madly answered that I just laugh.
Although she was right because until now, I was still drunk on the taste of the fresh blood I drank all night but until now the blood I drank was still not enough. I want more and I want that special blood that I am looking for a very long time. The blood that will give me more strength and more power, the only blood that I badly wanted to get. The blood of the 'Maiden's Grail', and since that I already knew who had that blood. Soon I'll devour her.
"Oh, I can't wait to have her blood!" I said it out loud.
"Really! After what you have done at the City? Do you really think Haimon would not know?"
"Come on! It's just a warning!"
"Kanik!"
"Alright, alright! Be cool, will you?" I said and walk through the window. "Anyway, is that all you came here for?" I seriously asked her and I'm already sober.
"I just came here to tell you that our wedding will be--"
"Stop it!" I cut her off.
"What?!"
"I am no longer interested in marrying you."
"Are you out of your mind?!" she shouted madly and without thinking further I instantly grab her with one hand and pushed her through the wall. "Ahh!" she coughs. "Wh-what are you do-doing?"
"Oh, I badly wanted to do this a very long time." I said before I squeeze her throat tighter.
"Sir Kanik!" suddenly Maury stops me and quickly helped Corvina who badly coughs while holding her throat.
"What do you think you were doing?!" I madly asked.
"Stopping you to commit a serious matter, Sir Kanik," he firmly answered. "So, now. Please, calm down and let Ms. Corvina go."
It took me long before I let him do what he just told. "Alright!" I said as I raised my both hands. "You may take her."
Merwa Mountain
"Haimon wants to talk to you." Wafi said.
"Yes, indeed."
"Then, what are you still doing here?"
"Waiting."
"For what?"
"Their awakening." Sai answered while looking at the two women sleeping inside the crystal.
Wafi walks closer to it. "No worries, they will wake up soon." He answered as the cracks around the crystal slowly getting bigger and soon enough the two women will awake and the truth of the past will reveal.
Del Gazini's House
Night…
I just woke up to a tight and warm hug and when I looked back at who had hugged me. I saw my husband…
"Haimon…"
"I'm sorry, did I wake you up?"
"No." I said as I shake my head and snuggle through his chest enough for me to feel him.
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