About to reach out to her, Graian hesitated when he noticed the crystal bottle on the table.
Inside the bottle was a crimson liquid.
‘That is…’
Graian’s gaze shifted to Arwin. Arwin stared back at Graian with an expressionless face.
Graian, who alternately looked at Arwin and the crystal bottle, quickly grasped the situation.
‘Arwin’s blood.’
The black dragon’s blood that nullifies all magic.
It was clear why it was placed on the table, even without asking.
“…”
After giving a stern look to Arwin, Graian, clenching his fist, turned to glance at Gloria.
She was looking at him with a bewildered expression, her eyes blinking rapidly.
“Graian…”
When she quietly called his name, Graian involuntarily flinched a bit. His eyelids trembled as if they were convulsing. Graian carefully chose his words in his mind and attempted to speak, but his voice didn’t come out easily.
Among the two people facing each other in the stillness, unexpectedly, Gloria was the first to move. As she crossed the sofa and approached him, Graian was surprised and recoiled.
“…”
Without saying a word, Gloria simply stared at him for a moment, then suddenly burst into tears and pulled him into a tight embrace.
“…!”
Compared to him, the warmth from her, a relatively small figure, felt soothing. Graian momentarily didn’t know what to do and staggered a bit. His wandering hands hesitantly settled on her back, gently resting on her shoulders.
“…Did you hear the story?”
“Yes…”
Gloria, who softly answered within his embrace, raised her head slightly to look at him. Graian silently observed his reflection filling her clear and vivid blue eyes.
“…Now, what would you like to do?”
The asking voice flowed unexpectedly calmly, making Graian almost unintentionally smirk. In truth, he was trembling with fear.
“Although we were discussing that story.”
Before Gloria could answer, Arwin suddenly interjected. Rising slowly with a languid attitude, he approached the two.
In his hand was a crystal bottle of courtesy.
“This is your last chance, Lady Duke.”
Extending it to Gloria, Arwin spoke with a somewhat polite tone.
“How would you like to proceed? As I mentioned, with a bit of the blood in this small bottle, we can erase the events as if they never happened. You can have it however you desire.”
“…”
Before Gloria could respond, Graian, with a momentary lapse of reason, almost snatched the crystal bottle from Arwin’s hand and wanted to throw it out of the window.
But doing such a thing would only surprise Gloria. It was an utterly futile act. After all, Arwin was a person who would extract his blood again for the sake of others.
‘…Please, Gloria.’
Therefore, he could only wish with an anxious and earnest heart. Hoping that she would choose him, not to leave his side. He believed in her, conveyed through his eyes.
“I don’t need that blood, Arwin.”
Gloria finally answered, smiling faintly while still embracing Graian.
“I didn’t even consider it from the beginning. My heart is firm.”
Gloria, looking down at Graian, met his eyes and grinned.
Her gaze was unwavering, clear, and vivid, without any trace of hesitation.
Humans are creatures who can easily perceive the emotions of those close to them.
Regardless of whether the other person was a werewolf, I keenly sensed that Graian was feeling uneasy. I wanted to tell him. I wanted to express it. That my feelings were genuine, and how much I liked him.
“I don’t need that blood, Arwin.”
Answering with a slight smile, I looked up at Graian. In the following words, I put more strength into it.
“I didn’t even consider it from the beginning. My heart is firm.”
Graian’s gaze, looking at me, trembled weakly. I embraced him even more strongly and smiled warmly, as if to convey that everything was truly okay, and he could be relieved.
Whether my intention was understood or not, Graian, who had been hesitating all this time, finally hugged me tightly. That way, we embraced each other. Meanwhile, Arwin was watching us, but I didn’t pay much attention.
How much time had passed? Finally, Graian let me go gently. His face blushed slightly, and he blinked his eyes quickly, showing a somewhat embarrassed expression.
“…I’m sorry. I acted a bit… immaturely.”
“No, it’s okay to act a bit immature from time to time.”
I laughed lightly, fixing his disheveled hair. I noticed that it was damp. His skin looked moisturized, and there was a pleasant fragrance. He must have hurriedly come after washing up.
“You’ll catch a cold like this, Graian.”
“…It’s okay. I’m quite robust…”
“But still.”
Even so, I took out a handkerchief from my pocket and dried his hair. The small handkerchief quickly became wet, and it wasn’t very useful.
“…”
Graian, being taken care of by me, stared at me with a strange expression. It seemed a bit unfamiliar to him, and at the same time… it seemed like he was happy.
A warm something gently settled on my previously sorrowful heart.
I gently stroked his cheek, smiling affectionately.
Just as you showed me affection, I want to do the same for you— I thought suddenly.
The black dragon’s blood that Arwin brought was eventually disposed of. Arwin burned it himself.
“I apologize for the intrusion, Lady Duke. From now on, there won’t be any suspicion towards you.”
Seeing Arwin suddenly change his attitude 180 degrees and politely apologize felt really strange. I would prefer if he treated me arrogantly and rudely, like before.
‘He’s an elder…’
Being a thousand years old. What kind of sensation would it be to live for such a long time? I marveled at Arwin, unable to hide my fascination.
“You don’t have to treat me like some walking artifact. Just treat me comfortably, as usual.”
…!
Did he hear that? Feeling embarrassed, I blinked and avoided Arwin’s gaze. He seemed somewhat amused.
Then, Graian’s low voice came after.
“…Arwin, can we talk for a moment?”
At that moment, coincidentally, the story I had been contemplating telling Arwin popped into my mind. To be precise, it was a story I was pondering whether to bring up or not. With just a brief hesitation, thinking that if there was an opportunity, now would be the time, I quickly opened my mouth.
“Hey, come to think of it, I also have something I want to ask.”
I feel confident that it’s okay to bring up this topic now. He won’t pry too much while maintaining that relaxed posture.
I casually asked Arwin, “By any chance, do you know the hideout of the Azure Dragon werewolf?”
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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