A Wolf's Howl, A Fairy's Wing

Chapter 414 - Seraphina's story [2/2]

For a moment, silence fell. But then, Erik couldn't stop a wide, smug grin from appearing on his lips. "Oh? Is that so, huh?"Seraphina's blood-red vampire eyes flashed angrily as she turned her head towards him. "Don't act so smug!" she snarled furiously. "It's not funny at all!" Then, her entire body followed, and she poked a gloved finger against his sturdy chest, "Do you know the hell I've gone through since your blood ran out, huh?!"

Noticing her real anger, Erik tried to get his face under control, but even after he toned down the grin, his eyes still twinkled mischievously, and his lips remained slightly curled upwards.

"Okay, okay! Not funny!" he exclaimed defensively and raised his arms. "I just can't help it, though! When a beautiful woman tells me my fluids ruined all other fluids for her, I grin! It's an instinctive response!"

Seraphina's eyes bulged slightly, before palming her face and groaning, "Ugh. Right. You're a pervert."

She turned back to lean on the railing again with a scowl, "Well, whatever. I didn't expect much sympathy from you anyway."

Erik sighed when he actually felt his guilt bone being poked. He went back to his previous position as well, and apologized as sincerely as he could. "Alright, alright. I won't apologize for what happened, but I'm sorry for making light. It must have been hard on you."

Meanwhile, he actually talked to Elora through their bond, "Elora? Anything you can do for her?"

Elora shrugged when she answered him, "With some re

Not that he regretted anything. In the end, Seraphina's choices were her own.

Suddenly, the vampire growled and scoffed, "I can't believe Emily convinced me to just come clean."

Then she narrowed her eyes suspiciously and turned to Erik. "Emily promised honesty would be the best way to get you to treat me fairly, but I have my doubts. So, what will it be? Another covenant? Slavery? How do I get a steady supply of your blood, preferably without you being all weird about it?"

Of course, Erik was absolutely going to be weird about it. A small, devilish grin appeared on his face, "Oh, I won't gauge you, Sera. In fact, I have only one condition…"

He opened his mouth to continue, but then, something happened.

"Erik! Grab her!" Elora suddenly exclaimed inside his mind.

But her warning came too late.