ia

cles had frozen. Her heart raced, and her breath came out heavy. She wan

re Triana lay, followed by both hands. He began

rought his pale face close to her throbbing neck, causing

ieved was still open, sending a pang of ache and sting through her once more. But instead of a bite, Triana heard a

ed Triana's jaw, forcing her to look fo

muscles and swallow every strand of your veins until your thin body dri

blinked the tears from her

ot bring myself to kill you," Vlador growled, the

, Triana winced, but Vlador finally

a cliff facing a rocky sea, it might feel like this. But compared to her heart, which felt like i

that a thought that had crossed her mind before-when sh

and she was alive! And that vampire...

touched her neck, feeling the waves

nful and somewhat damp. When she pulled her hand back

ow. His long arms were raised to lean on both sides of the window fra

r in front of her, was giving Triana the stren

u. We ... have been cursed." Vlad

n her neck and her weak body, she jumped off t

s the mirror?!"

followed where Triana was running. His brow furr

sked again, "Don't you have a mi

. Then his gaze turned sharp. "You

with hands still exploring her face. "No! Haven't I fulfilled the conditions?

what her face looked like yet and didn't feel any difference when she

lted in front of Triana. Then a large, pale

er. She should have been afraid of the blood-drinking, fanged man. But somehow, the bleak

to die than to live in

just for your beauty. The future you meant was that beauty

here to save my future, but now my life is a mess. My future is ruined! What will

you have to accept when dealing with witches. If you weren't fo

Triana murmured, hanging down her face until

ed eyes, who soon stared sharply at Triana. "Yo

do you mean? Didn't you almost kill me?" She asked, then paused for a

ill me? Why am I still ali

halted again as vague memorie

he felt an immense pain in her neck as the vampire attacked her. At that

ning. She lifted her gaze to meet the pale fa

ries are just retur

said because I was dying at that time. Shouldn't... should

u've become a burden to me now. Y