“It’s going to hurt a lot then.”
“But it’s already late. If we wait any longer, there may be an infection and we may have to amputate the arm. And if we miss that, she might die.”
As he listened to the military doctor’s words, Aaron looked at the woman.
She seemed exhausted just by disinfecting the wound, listless.
Heat could be felt in Aaron’s hand, which was holding the woman’s arm.
Given the fever, it seemed to be not a situation to be taken lightly.
“Well, there’s no choice. Just have to do it.”
Aaron, who uttered in a whisper, untied the woman’s hand tied to the pillar.
Aaron gently picked up the woman soaked in brandy.
The tart yet fragrant smell of alcohol lingered around Aaron’s nose.
It was a scent that reminded him of the woman. Sharp yet fragrant.
Aaron took a stride and laid the woman on his bed in a corner of the barracks.
He tied her unharmed hand with a rope to the bedpost.
“Do you think I would let things go as you guys want?”
The woman who felt threatened by being tied again cried out weakly.
She resisted meaninglessly when she couldn’t even control her body.
Aaron clicked his tongue in disbelief, then put his hand on the woman’s shoulder.
Just by lightly pressing her shoulder, the woman’s resistance faded away weakly.
“No. I don’t want…”
Aaron’s hand penetrated through the mumbling lips of the woman who was already out of her mind.
He covered her mouth with the palm of his hand so she couldn’t make a sound.
Aaron, who neutralized the woman’s resistance at once, gestured to the military doctor.
“Start.”
The military doctor, who was sterilizing the knife with a lantern, came closer and stared at the wound.
Due to a day passing, fragments of the bullet had taken a deep place in the flesh.
The military doctor set the knife on the wound with a grim face and applied force.
“Eh…”
Faced with painful treatment, the woman erased any thought of resistance.
It was hard enough to grit her teeth and endure, let alone resist.
Her body involuntarily twisted with the bonechilling pain.
Her forehead was covered with cold sweat because she had to hold on tight with her whole body.
“You’re doing well. That’s how you have to grit your teeth and hold on.”
Aaron smiled faintly as he watched the woman bite his hand and endure the pain.
If left alone, she would have injured her jaw joint or teeth from gritting.
Even though the woman desperately moved her hand, Aaron just looked down as if he was proud.
“I’ll finish soon. Just hold on a little longer.”
The military doctor scraped out the fragments of the bullet embedded in the woman’s arm.
The smell of blood flowing from the wound being torn open again spread like a lantern.
Sweat beaded on the forehead of the military doctor who swiftly manipulated his hands.
Complaining about the woman’s pain conveyed through the tip of the knife, the military doctor muttered.
“How did you come up with shooting a lady’s arm?”
“Did you think I was a lady?”
The fragment was deeply embedded, so the tip of the knife went even deeper.
The tearing of raw flesh by the knife was hard to bear, and she started trembling violently.
Aaron’s hand, which was holding her shoulder so that it wouldn’t shake during treatment, tightened even more.
“This wound is deep, so it looks like it’s going to leave a scar.”
“There’s no choice. It will be remembered for a long time who caught her.”
That was said so casually.
The military doctor moved his hand quickly, shaking his head with disapproval.
The military doctor who had been complaining and treating for a long time finally sutured the wound with a needle.
“Even if it’s hard, hold on a little more. It’s almost over.”
Aaron’s soothing voice was mixed with the woman’s thin moan.
Tears gathered in the corners of her blinking eyes.
The brilliant tears that seemed to be held by hand finally dropped.
“The fragments have all been scraped out, and the sutures are well done.”
The military doctor who finished the treatment wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
Sweat beads also lined the woman’s forehead who endured treatment without anesthesia.
Her golden hair was tangled and disheveled with sweat.
“You’ve suffered. The hard part is over.”
As Aaron informed her of the treatment situation, the strength drained from the woman’s body.
When the power she was gritting her teeth with was released, Aaron took his hand out of the woman’s mouth.
The woman’s blue eyes were blurred and out of focus.
Her eyes, which had once shone so fiercely, dimmed as if the pain would melt them away.
With a heart set on erasing the pain visible in her eyes, Aaron meticulously removed each strand of hair that stuck to her cheek.
“It’s okay. You can rest now.”
At Aaron’s softly spoken words, the woman closed her eyes as if fainting.
As the transparent blue light vanished, the world seemed to darken a notch.
With a regretful heart, Aaron tutted his tongue.
“Why do you keep running away and cause yourself trouble?”
The military doctor, looking at his commander as if incredulous, did not forget his duties.
As he took out a gauze from the bag, he passed on a word of caution.
“You will have to be careful for a while. It could be more dangerous if it gets infected before the wound heals.”
The doctor simply disinfected the surgical area and covered it with gauze.
A white bandage was skillfully wrapped around her slender arm.
“And she doesn’t look wellnourished, so we’ll need to feed her well. A strong body will recover faster.”
Aaron helped the woman by covering her with a blanket to prevent her from losing body heat.
He gathered the hair spread messily on the bed to one side and tidied it up.
The military doctor, who had been looking at the commander while arranging the medical bag, grumbled in discontent.
“That woman. She’s an enemy, isn’t she? This is the first time I’ve worked so hard to treat a prisoner.”
Aaron brought his hand close to the lantern and examined the bite marks.
The signs of her struggle to endure the pain were clearly engraved.
The scent of blood spread in the barracks made Aaron feel strange.
The prey that had been running around so pitifully had fallen into his trap.
He had succeeded in confining the one who had run away even after being shot in his cage.
Everything had gone according to his plan.
But why didn’t the unknown thirst easily disappear?
Aaron glanced at the woman who seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
He gripped the bottle and took a sip.
“Don’t shoot those you want to save next time.”
At the discontented words of the military doctor, Aaron gave a small chuckle.
“Even if I could go back to that time, I would have shot, and even if this moment came again, I would have treated her.”
As the commanding officer, it was natural for him to shoot the enemy, and he couldn’t just let her die because he was curious about her.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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