He leaned closer. His crimson eyes glowed in the dim light.
"I thought you were… interesting," he said, disappointed.
"Interesting?" I echoed. My heart skipped.
"Yes. Hmm… what should I do with you?" he said.
"You can fire me, my lord," I said, with cowardly confidence.
"Fired, ha… you said things I cannot approve of. First, you need to be punished, right?" he added.
He's speaking to me normally. He is not scary.
*That's… kinda civil? What I read is far worse than this,* I thought. *I expected more violent.*
"Iris…" The maid who was close to him spoke.
"Yes, my lord," I said.
"From now on… you will be my personal maid," he said, calm but commanding.
"A… what?" I whispered.
"Personal maid," he repeated. His voice cut through the silence.
I froze, staring at him.
*No. This is not okay. I read those kinds of things… I even write dark novels. Do you think I will accept this?*
I bowed again in the bed.
"Sir… I can't accept this. I can't accept… your secrecy. I made a mistake. I deserve worse. Please… fire me. I don't deserve to serve you. I—" I stammered.
He was silent.
*Maybe he's… sensible? Not completely crazy like the book said.*
*If I get fired… what will I do? Agh… but better than staying with this obsessive villain. He will torture me for fun. I wish I had read the book to the end… I don't really remember much. Only that he's cruel, so I skipped that part—it was kind of boring.*
He laughed. Low. Dark. Dangerous.
"You're making me laugh… for the second time," he said.
Then he leaned closer. My breath caught. His lips curved into that villainous smile I'd only read about.
"I don't think you'll be my maid," he whispered.
My stomach twisted. *Please… kill me. Don't torture me,* I thought, without realizing I said it in my head.
His eyes were sparkling.
His eyes glowed brighter. Red. Sharp. Consuming. His smiling face… scary. No. He is that crazy. What the book says… it's true.
"You… will be playing my lover," he said.
Then he grabbed my dress, pulling me closer. His face hovered just inches from mine.
And then… his lips were on mine.
Passionate. Fierce. Overwhelming.
I couldn't breathe. My heart slammed against my chest like it wanted to escape.
My eyes began to close.
It was like someone was choking me… suffocating me… but all I could feel was him.
And then… darkness swallowed me.
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