Lady Devil - Chapter 84

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I turned around staggeringly while fixing my gaze on him, and crawled on my knees to the edge of the bed. Johannes did not move until I was completely near him. Only his pale gaze followed me.

A confused look, unsure of what to do. On the other hand, it also resembled the eyes of someone who had chewed and swallowed bitterness.

That expression was not visible to my foolish eyes, which were thoroughly frightened.

“Why, why now…”

I simply wrapped my arms tightly around his waist.

Johannes, whose stomach was pushed by my head, finally slowly straightened his back and stood upright. The body I embraced was completely stiff. At that time, I did not immediately realize the reason for that tension, no, even the fact that he was tense, and only put more strength into my arms wrapped around Johannes’ waist.

Soon I felt his gaze falling on top of my head. It was a gaze that bent forward as if breaking. I rubbed my face against his front, where the chill of the autumn night had not yet faded. My heated body shivered, but even the coolness from the outside that he brought was just welcome.

“I waited.”

I whispered breathlessly.

“I was worried. I missed you… missed you so much.”

“…Sorry.”

Johannes apologized briefly. Thankfully, thankfully. Johannes’ body showing not even a small external injury, unlike my worries. I felt the muscles that had contracted greatly during the long nightmare slowly relaxing, and along with it, even my stiffened mouth slowly loosening. I think I may have smiled a little, in relief. And only then did Johannes’ breath burst out long, as if some spell had been broken.

“What were you doing that made you so late?”

I asked with my nose buried in Johannes’ stomach. A brief silence followed. After standing silently for a while like that, Johannes seemed to lower his head towards me, as I heard his voice from very close.

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