I get up sore on the chilly, exhausting ground, nonetheless wrapped up on this silly gown. My eyes really feel swollen, and my throat is uncooked from all of the screaming. However on the identical time, my soul feels lighter, which makes peeling myself up off the ground simpler.

The moons are nonetheless excessive within the sky. However Felix isn’t right here. He stated he would meet me again right here.

I test the showering room, however he isn’t there both. The Ball might nonetheless be occurring…

I must get that knife earlier than he finds it. I don’t know if I’ll get one other likelihood to get my fingers on one. And if he isn’t again but, possibly I can get one other have a look at these vines.

Rapidly, I make my method down the steps and slowly open the door to his room. There’s a likelihood he went to his personal mattress with out waking me. He might have already discovered the knife. There are such a lot of potentialities. And so some ways to get into bother or killed.

“Felix,” I whisper into the darkness.

“I’m high-quality, Little Thief. Return to mattress.” He sounds…totally different. Drained.

“You don’t sound okay.” I stroll towards his voice. Even with the sunshine from the moons which are nonetheless excessive within the sky, I can’t see the place he’s.

“Are you apprehensive about me?” he chuckles. However that even sounds off.

“No. I’m apprehensive about me. As a result of should you’re in bother, then I’m in bother.” Which is the reality. He’s the one factor standing between me and all the opposite risks inside this citadel. With out him, I’d already be lifeless or worse…another person’s pet.

“Is sensible,” he groans.

“The place are you?”

“Over right here,” he says just a little louder.

I simply make my method throughout the room, having memorized the structure, and discover the Prince sitting towards the wall beside the big hearth.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m just a bit weak. I shall be high-quality finally.”

“Weak?” It takes far too lengthy for the items to snap into place. “When is the final time you fed?” I ask as I sit beside him. Circles that weren’t there earlier darken beneath his eyes. His pink hair is matted, and his glasses lie on the ground beside his hip.

“Since I introduced you right here,” he murmurs.

“Are you fucking silly? You’ll be able to’t go that lengthy with out blood!” I promised myself that I’d by no means let this occur once more. However I would like him. You’ve been via worse. You are able to do what must be finished. Bear in mind the top purpose. “Right here.” I supply my wrist regardless of the nervousness clawing via my chest.

“Why do you supply this to me?” He appears me over, questions written throughout his face.

“As a result of you aren’t allowed to die until it’s by my hand.” He nonetheless doesn’t take my provided wrist however continues to stare at me as if I’ve all of the sudden grown a second head.

“Nyx…as a lot as I respect—” he begins. However I place my fingers over his mouth to cease him. He must get it over with earlier than I lose my nerve.

The reminiscence of fangs piercing my flesh repeatedly threatens to drag me right into a deep disappointment and anger that may lead to nothing greater than somebody’s loss of life. And at this level, I can’t even say it could be somebody who deserves to die. I simply want a physique I can sink a blade into.

“Simply do it!” I attempt to sound stern, however my voice quivers, making a gift of my nerves.

He claims to be weak, however but he can nonetheless elevate me as if I weigh nothing to position me on his lap. He even takes the time to maneuver the layers of my gown out of the best way till I’m left straddling him, leaving me feeling uncovered and susceptible. I don’t do intimacy. And this feels…intimate.

“You’ve been kidnapped and threatened by the King AND Queen, and I didn’t odor an oz. of concern. However right here you’re, providing me your wrist and the odor fills the room.”

“I informed you I don’t like repeating myself. You get yet one more likelihood earlier than I let—”

“Nyx,” he says firmly, not permitting me to complete my menace or attempt to steer him away from the questions I do know are coming. His thumb brushes the within of my wrist, and considering and respiratory develop into troublesome. “Why are you so scared?”

What distinction will it make if he is aware of just a little about me? I critically doubt it could lastly persuade him to place me within the dungeon. If something, it could make him extra prone to maintain me round longer. However I don’t need that both! Ugh! He received’t let it go if I don’t give him one thing!

“I don’t benefit from the feeling of my pores and skin being pierced and my life being dragged via my veins into somebody’s grasping mouth.” I barely get it out via gritted enamel. I attempt to pull my arm free, however he holds agency.

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