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Chapter 186 – Just a Sip

    Chapter 186 – Just a Sip


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What is it?” Lyona frowns gently at me as I try my best to hold back myugh.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You won’t believe it.” I grin at her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Do you have some special condition that makes your blood unique?” She tries to guess the reason behind my reaction. “It would honestly not be that surprising. You are very charismatic for a Human and it’s not often that one attracts the attention of other races. Not to mention convincing them to work in a brothel.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You can say that.” I chuckle. “And while it certainly ys a small role in our quick development, this <i><span style="font-weight:400">condition</i><span style="font-weight:400"> isn’t congenital but acquired. I was just lucky enough to approach the other races with a slightly different worldview. I’m d to see that it’s slowly being spread throughout the kingdom too. We never expected to see the results so soon.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Wait…” The beautiful Vampiredy strokes her chin. “You are behind the recent changes in legitions rted to very and general treatment of demi-humans and monsterfolk?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, the King and Queen are, to be perfectly urate. But yeah, I did have some indirect influence on that topic.” I nod softly. “They’ve been supporting my endeavours for a long time. I could not wish for a better backer after arriving in this ce the way I did.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Are you a noble, then? I did not hear of House Carter in the capital and our family is quite long-lived as you can imagine.” Lyona ponders briefly, examining my face with her wise eyes. “Elise hasn’t mentioned anything about your status either. She did make you sound like someone extremely important, but I assumed she’s just found a really good boss.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Not a noble. Though, I’m fairly sure the Queen will rectify that as soon as she can.” Shaking my head as the petite nymphomaniac appears in my mind, I chuckle lightly. “You get a certain level of influence when you are one of the Heroes.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You are a Hero?!” The white-haired girl gasps quietly. “I’ve heard about and seen the Hero Party a few times in the city and during various official events, but I’ve never noticed you amongst them.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s a long story.” I smile at her warmly. “We split up even before leaving the castle after our adaptation period. My ss ended up as something iparably weak to theirs so I decided to stay behind and start a business instead. Well, it turned out that we’ve all been mistaken about it.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I see. That’s why the Heroes visit your brothel that often. Theye to reunite with you. I thought they were a very open group considering that they are otherworlders.” Lyona responds with a delicate smile too. “Your blood must be special because you are one too. I’ve never gotten close to them enough to catch a good whiff. It exins everything. Also, please don’t worry, your secret is safe with me. I won’t tell a soul without your explicit permission.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Iugh at her openly and she raises her brows at my small outburst. “That’s not it. My <i><span style="font-weight:400">secret</i><span style="font-weight:400"> is much bigger. While it’s true that they are High Humans, I started as a normal Human for some reason. I wasn’t really supposed to get summoned alongside them. But, you can say that I’m no longer Human due to certain circumstances involving our benevolent Goddess.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Watching Lyona attentively, I bring up my status window, limiting it just to the section with general information, and make it visible to her. She focuses on the pink rectangle right away and her eyes widen in a sh as she quickly stumbles on my race. Her mouth hangs open with a cute oval as she takes the new information with a bit of shock.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“This… This… Impossible…” Her ruby eyes jump to mine and she shivers lightly. “You are a Primordial?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“In flesh and <i><span style="font-weight:400">blood</i><span style="font-weight:400">.” I chuckle at her, shrugging a little.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She swallows heavily and her whole body trembles. Noticing it early, I cross the distance separating us and catch her before her legs give in, resting the lithe Vampire on my chest. Lyona lets out an adorable gasp as she ends up with her cheek pressed to my skin. I catch her taking a deep breath and shivering once more, for a different reason entirely.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Uh oh.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“My Lord…” she whispers softly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Nothing of that.” I delicately squeeze her waist. “I don’t need you to worship me or anything. Let’s just try to remain where we stood before our secrets came out of the shadows. Do you think you can do that?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">After a silent moment, she nods in agreement and uses my body to correct herself. She still stays fairly close to me, resting her dainty fingers on my muscles, but manages to stand by herself now, looking up into my eyes with a plethora of thoughts and emotions swirling in her crimson irises.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Would it be easier on you if you grabbed a taste?” I snicker at her somewhat absent expression.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What?” She blinks a few times before actually focusing on me, a rosy blush colouring her pale cheeks. “Oh. Ummm… I think so? I’ve never really drunk Primordial blood. But if it works like any other, it will definitely be easier for me to control myself after satisfying the… hunger.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“How does this work exactly?” I raise a curious brow at her. “I only know bits that might not be true since theye from stories made up by my people. You already corrected me about how your peoplee to be. Our tales consider vampirism a disease.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“How awful…” Lyona grimaces softly before meeting my gaze once more. “There are various ways to consume blood. The freshest and most deliciouses straight from one’s arteries. You could either cut your wrist and let the Vampire press their lips to the wound, or allow them to use their fangs to pierce into the vessel.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Taking one hand off my chest, she moves it to her enticing lips and uses a finger to uncover one of her sharp fangs. I have to admit, seeing such a ferocious spike on a sweet littledy like her awakens a thing or two in me. I feel <i><span style="font-weight:400">very</i><span style="font-weight:400"> aroused and <i><span style="font-weight:400">quite</i><span style="font-weight:400"> anxious at the same time. She emanates an aura of a deadly predator and the sweetest prey just begging to be cuddled and pampered at the same time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Damn, that’s hot…” I chuckle wryly, trying not to stare at her teeth all the time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You aren’t recoiling.” Shements with a slightly awkward smile due to the finger between her plump lips. “Before you ask, our people are a thing of legend, a secret society as I’ve mentioned before. Humans or even other races often listen to exaggerated tales of our… conquests and hunts. Themon reaction to seeing our fangs is usually… less favourable.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“We might not know each other that well yet, but I would have been sure you’ve listened to enough of Elise’s bbering and heard things about my business from the nobledies paying us a visit now and then to understand what kind of person I am.” I wink at her, deepening that lovely flush on her face.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“That’s true. I apologise.” She nces away.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s alright.” I give her mesmerising hair a few pats. “Would you like to take a sip, then?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Is that truly fine?” she asks a bit anxiously.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Are there some social or interpersonal rules this kind of arrangement has to follow?” I ask her back, wondering if perhaps this whole thing isn’t more intimate than I can imagine.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Nothing too serious.” Lyona shakes her head. “I’m just… a bit overwhelmed. To be given the chance to taste the blood of someone this important… I don’t know if I’m worthy enough.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You are clearly struggling right now and there are still at least a few hours of taking care of your guests ahead of you.” I smirk at her knowingly. “And, if you want, you can consider this a job benefit. Since you are clearly quite rich, I’ll allow your payments to be taken in blood instead of gold. What do you think?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Her bright eyes widen briefly at my words before a determined and confident glint takes over. Lyona nods firmly, takes a step back, and makes a respectful curtsy in front of me.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I will perform my duties to my utmost ability, Lord Carter. If you truly decide to honour me with such an invaluable arrangement, I shall follow your wishes to the end of my time. I vow on my blood and the blood of my ancestors to devote myself to your cause,” she recites a quite serious oath but I don’t stop her in case it would be offensive to reject it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I hear you.” Nodding politely, I reach out to ce my hand on her shoulder, but she takes it midway and brings it to her lips to ce a kiss on its back.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Afterwards, she straightens up and takes a deep breath. “It’s my first time taking a blood oath. I don’t think anyone has made use of it in decades. My mother would faint if she learned of this.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Did I get you into trouble with your family?” I ponder out loud.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Not in the slightest, Maste—<i><span style="font-weight:400">ekhm</i><span style="font-weight:400">, Lord Carter.” She blushes again after correcting herself. “If they learned who it is that I pledged my support to, my parents would be thrilled. But, I don’t intend to reveal your secrets to them and they might not be too happy about me dedicating myself to a normal Human.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">I sigh softly. “You know you didn’t have to do that, right?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Yes.” She nods a little timidly. “But I felt that it was only proper. The blood of a Primordial is considered the rarest of elixirs. To be perfectly honest, many would use the oath to bind themselves to one with their intentions not being so virtuous. They would give anything to receive it as often as they can. I promise though that it was not my goal to make you feel obliged to share it with me. I only wanted to offer something of equal value. And no, my work as your representative and receptionist doesn’te even close to the value of your blood.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s alright. I’m a fairly good judge of character and I can tell that you are a good person.” I smile at her gently. “Well, then. I should not make you wait so much after such a show of respect, huh?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">She nibbles on her bottom lip as her eyes roam over my exposed front and I chuckle to myself. ncing down at her, I consider how to approach this. I could cut myself without a problem. I could also let her sink her teeth into my wrist. That sounds quite <i><span style="font-weight:400">alluring</i><span style="font-weight:400"> too.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Or, I could go with something a bit more traditional…


    <span style="font-weight:400">Looking to the side, I smirk to myself. Lyona offers me her hand as I reach out and I bring us closer to the stone balustrade. She observes me curiously and with some faint confusion as I put her between me and the short fancy fence.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“May I?” I ce my hands on her petite waist and she nods pensively.


    <span style="font-weight:400">With one quick pull, I bring her up onto the balustrade and sit Lyona on its edge. It ends around my waist so she doesn’t tower over me that much with her rtively small frame. Her palms rest on my shoulders as she stares down at me with a faint smile. Then, as I pull her closer, her eyes dart to my fully exposed shoulders and she finally catches on.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You would… allow me to drink straight from your neck?” She swallows delicately.


    <span style="font-weight:400">I chuckle and wink at her. “All yours for the taking. Don’t be shy now. Just promise not to drain me dry.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I would never!” She hastily shakes her head and licks her lips afterwards, locked on my smooth skin. “Alright… I’ll begin… Please, let me know if I make you ufortable at any moment…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">She checks my eyes onest time and leans forward. I tilt my head to the side to give her better ess to my neck and support Lyona with my hands on her soft thighs. Her body presses into mine a bit, as much as it can with her a tiny bit hunched forward due to the faint height difference.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon, I feel her lips touch my skin as she ces a delicate kiss on it. Her tongue lightly flicks over my flesh, covering it with some of her warm saliva, before she opens her mouth and two sharp points graze my neck. With a faint prickling sensation, she sinks her Vampire fangs into me, followed by a deep, shuddering sigh.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, Goddess…” A muffled whisper makes it out of her attached mouth.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Lyona’s fingernails dig into my chest as she takes the first sip. It’s an incredible sensation when I can feel the light suction drawing on my blood. It’s neither too strong nor too weak. She knows exactly how much pressure to use to achieve her goal without disrupting the flow of blood through my system. It’s almost like she lets the blood itself dictate how quickly ites to her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A sweet moan reaches my ears as she finishes the first swig. Her breathing hitches a little and Lyona has to wait a moment before she can make another draw. Suddenly, her legs spread a little and I watch her calves capture my waist, pulling me closer. Her hands wander to my back too, doing the same. She embraces me lovingly but firmly, clearly intending not to let me escape. I can feel her fingernails as they drag themselves down my spine while she relishes the taste of my blood.


    <span style="font-weight:400">I hug her more too and she takes another sip. A small chuckle escapes my lips as she trembles from what I consider to be ecstasy. She definitely isn’t aware of just how much her slender limbs are squeezing me. If I were any normal Human, I would have quite some trouble breathing or keeping my ribs from getting crushed. But, that’s what I get for treating a Vampire girl to what can only be considered the ultra-rare and never before seen in the current age delicacy.


    <span style="font-weight:400">At the same time, I can’t reallyin too much. The current white lolita dress Lyona is wearing doesn’t belong to the thickest category. She isn’t <i><span style="font-weight:400">big</i><span style="font-weight:400">, but her feminine charms clearly make themselves apparent through the material, and I swear her hard nipples even manage to push through it. As expected, this is slowly turning into something more erotic than it possibly should have been.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As if that wasn’t enough, her legs pull me in so strong that our waists are pretty much glued together. While her girly parts are definitely positioned a bit above my side of things, the heat that emanates from her core makes itself quite apparent over my lower abdomen. I have a feeling that if not for the multiple folds of her dress, I would be experiencing some fragrant wetness at the same time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Another shuddering moan graces my ears as Lyona wraps up the second helping. She sighs blissfully into my neck, exploring my back with her palms. I move my fingers up her spine and over her own neck, causing her to shiver once more as I thread them into her long hair, scratching her scalp.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“So… Delicious…” she murmurs breathily. “One more?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Go ahead.” I chuckle amusingly. “I can take it. Trust me, I will stop you if I have to, so just enjoy yourself.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you, Masterrrrrrrrrrr…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">A light groan pushes it past my throat as Lyona sinks her fangs a tiny bit deeper into my flesh. I did not expect that sensation to feel so… good. She pulls more blood in, feasting on me just as I instructed her. Slowly but surely, I start noticing the strength and vitality she sucks out of me alongside the scarlet delicacy.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Observing the exchange with my focused mind, trying my best to ignore just how erotic this entire thing feels, I cast Rejuvenate to check if the spell will have any effect on me. Immediately, I feel much lighter and unhurriedly regain the lost blood. Lyona gasps adorably, following that with a quiet, sultry whine. It looks like mixing my magic with my blood altered the taste or experience for her a tiny bit.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She drains me quicker and stronger, taking a sip and releasing an unbearably cute moan after. Thatbination of alluring actions continues for a good while, until I finally feel her take a massive pull of my blood whichsts for almost half a minute. A massive sigh of pure relief leaves her lips after and no more draining follows.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A slightly itchy sensation tickles my neck as she withdraws her fangs from my flesh and veins. As they plop outpletely, something warm caresses the two holes and it doesn’t take me long to understand that she is affectionately licking the wounds.


    <span style="font-weight:400">I push more Rejuvenate into that part of my neck but it seems like either her saliva has a healing effect too or she cast some silent spell or ability to mend the evidence of our little fun. Bit by bit, the tiny dots close up and disappear from my skin. Loyna presses a caring kiss into the ce andzily leans back.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“That was… Impossible to describe…” shements after finding my eyes, her cheeks now so scarlet red they basically glow with heat. “I don’t know what to say…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Then say nothing.” I smile at her warmly, watching her delicious lips work for those shallow breaths. “I enjoyed being in your care too. I don’t know much about Vampire drinking habits, but I could tell that you cared for my experience even as much as you were consumed in your own bliss.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Lyona nces down at our joined bodies and graces me with a cute, fleeting giggle. Unfortunately, with her face as flushed as it already is, there’s no way for her to blush even more, but I just know she would if she could.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“There were moments when I felt like I was gone,” she admits while looking deep into my eyes. “It worried me as I didn’t want to show you my unsightly side. But, through your touch, I could feel your support and encouragement. It allowed me to plunge into the depths of my craving without the risk of hurting you. I’ve never experienced anything like this with any other blood, even the most expensive one.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m d to hear that.” I bring my fingers out of her fragrant hair. “How do you feel now? Will it be a bit easier to rejoin your guests?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“After this immense heat leaves my body and face, it will.” She smiles timidly. “I still feel a tad dizzy and perhaps am in a bit of disbelief that all of it really happened.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Shaking her head lightly, she suddenly loses bnce and I hastily grab her lithe waist before she leans too far back and slides off the balcony. Lyona gasps adorably and wraps her arms around my neck too,tching onto me for support. I end up with her pert breasts in front of my face and snort to myself quietly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Not wanting to keep her in an ufortable position, I slowly help her down to the ground and let Lyona continue resting against me. Bit by bit, she gradually rposes herself and the crimson fades off her cheeks. She proceeds to examine her hands and clench them into fists repeatedly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I feel so invigorated now. And powerful. It’s like I can punch holes in buildings,” she says with awe.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Taking a few quick test swings and jabs, they clearly turn out to be much faster than she anticipated and her knuckles brush over the stone balustrade. Instead of scraping over the rough surface, they blow part of the railing into pieces, sending it hurling down towards the garden behind the mansion.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Lyona yelps in shock and jumps closer to me, staring at the hole in the short stone fence with wide eyes. Iugh openly while shaking my head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, it looks like you can.” I still snicker to myself as she turns her embarrassed gaze to me. “I assume that’s not the usual follow-up?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No. Are Humans suddenly capable of snapping boards into two after drinking the best wine in the realm?” She shows the tiniest of smirks. “As I said, your blood is like an elixir. It’s so potent. And it looks like it gave me a new skill.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Really? What kind?” I raise a curious brow at her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Lyona explores her status privately before responding. “I can consume your blood to strengthen myself greatly for a period of time. Also, the more I absorb it in general, the stronger I get overall, and it might result in some changes to my physique.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Sounds like you can <i><span style="font-weight:400">evolve</i><span style="font-weight:400"> to reach the state of the first Vampires to walk Naharren, most likely.” I stroke my chin. “No doubt things were different with Primordial blood being a staple element of your kind’s diet back then.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’ve never dreamed of such a possibility.” She nces into my eyes with pure amazement in her scarlet irises. “I’m receiving so much more than I should.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Get used to it.” I shrug with a smirk. “I like giving more than receiving. Just ask any of thedies at my home.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Afortable silence falls onto us. We both stare into the distance, unbothered by the fact that we are leaning quite heavily into each other. And, that my top is still fully naked, with Lyona’s smooth fingers gently trailing all over it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“So, Elise doesn’t know, right?” I ask after a while.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“As I said before, no, she doesn’t.” Lyona shakes her head. “She is a friend. I didn’t want to risk upsetting her by revealing myself. I don’t have many peers amongst other races, especially Humans. Does she know about you?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Yes. I epted her as one of my women and she is privy to everything.” I nod. “What about thedies we left behind?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“They are Vampires too,” she exins. “I don’t really get along that well with them but it’s my duty as the daughter of House Altcroft to foster good rtionships with other nobles and Vampire houses. Therefore, I couldn’t avoid inviting them. If it were up to me, I would have simply spent my birthday in an inn with Elise, just talking about our work.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I see. Howe my blood doesn’t have a simr effect on them?” I wonder out loud.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, it does.” Lyona chuckles quietly. “Didn’t you notice how quickly the situation turned from simple curiosity into much more heated and unashamed requests? They demanded you to strip and clearly had no intentions of stopping above the belt. Due to all the alcohol they consumed, they might have not realised what was happening, but instinctually, they desired your blood, showing it by their crass carnal craving.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Fair enough,” I agree. “Will it be safe for us to return to them, then?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Definitely,” she replies confidently. “I’ll take my role as the host seriously from now on. They won’t harass you or your mercenaries anymore under my watch. I apologise once more for my actions from earlier in the night.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Everything’s good.” I reassure her with a few pats, watching as she bes the calm and collected Lyona I know from the guild. “While being timid and skittish certainly makes you adorable, I love that confident and cold demeanour of yours even more. Fits the whole Vampire Princess setting rather well.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Some fair rosiness returns to her cheeks as she graces me with a faint smile before nodding in thanks and schooling her expression a little. I dress myself up properly and Lyona offers me her elbow. Acting like the escorting knight which I am supposed to be for this request, I link my arm with hers and we walk out of the balcony together.


    <span style="font-weight:400">We pass by a few servants, both male and female, who seem a bit anxious, so Lyona stops us to talk to them for a moment. She exins that something upset her earlier and I came rushing tofort her, ignoring even my poor and shameful state of attire to lend her my support. We supposedly talked some in the fresh, evening air and everything is now back to normal. She makes it clear that they shouldn’t me me for anything as all I wanted and did was in good faith.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you,” I whisper to her after we move away.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s the least I can do to avoid unsavoury rumours from spreading amongst them. The maids can have a very active imagination. I’ll speak to Father about itter. There’s no doubt someone reported the sightings to him. I don’t want you to be seen as anything other than the hero who rushed after me with respectful worry,” she replies with adylike smile.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Considering my reputation as a brothel owner, this might be a stretch.” I chuckle quietly, eliciting a soft giggle from the pretty Vampire girl too.


    <span style="font-weight:400">We reach the doors leading to the festive chamber and I hold them open for the star of the evening. Stepping inside, we take a nce over the room. The colourfuldiesy sprawled on the three sofas positioned around the main coffee table while sipping on wine, clearly more than tipsy already.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yuru, our full-blooded leopard girl, stands next to them with a big metal tray and keeps waving it vertically like a fan, cooling the women down. Ressia takes the spot on the other side, holding bottles of wine and some tasty grapes on hers, currently refilling the girl in yellow’s ss.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Lyona frowns delicately as we approach them. “What are you doing? They are our guards, escorts, even guests, not your personal servants.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Look who made it back!” The woman in blue giggles to herself. “Did the handsome sir help improve your mood? I’m d to see he isn’t too <i><span style="font-weight:400">quick</i><span style="font-weight:400">, considering how long you were gone.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Oh,e on! Why does he have more clothes on than before!” The one in blue groans and hups lightly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">My new Vampire friend walks up to Yuru and takes the silver tray away with an apologetic smile, putting it on the side.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Hey! I was enjoying that!” The girl in green huffs and gets up. “What the hell, Lyona! First you take away the eye candy, then you return with it fully covered, and now you even interrupt our fanning service? You are ruining—”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Lyona’s figure suddenly blurs and a powerful breeze hits theining noblewoman as she reappears in front of her with a hand around her throat. She stares at the slightly taller woman with apletely calm and impassive expression, showing coldness and indifference I recognize from her guild work.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I think you are forgetting whose birthday party it is, Ucelle. I will not tolerate any more disrespect towards our escorts and their leader. If you are dissatisfied with my hospitality, you are free to leave at any moment. If you decide to stay and continue causing trouble, I will have to leverage my rights as a host and deal with you ordingly.” She speaks firmly and slowly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ucelle gazes down at her with wide, panicked eyes as her toes dangle in the air. Before her face can turn purple from theck of oxygen, Lyona lets go of her and she stumbles back, falling onto the couch while coughing and massaging her throat, fear visible in her fully focused now eyes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The other guests fall into a fearful silence too as she drags her cold gaze over them and they shrink into themselves a bit. Lyona moves to Ressie and takes her tray too, thanking the wolfgirl for her help quietly. Inviting my girls to join them in turns and enjoy the snack and drinks too, she sits on the empty sofa and directs a polite smile my way.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Sending a quick mental ping back home to check if everything is alright, I decide to stay at her ce for a little longer. The rowdydies rein themselves in a tad and mostly listen to me and the mercs talk with their host about various things connected to our work and adventures. They do join in from time to time but are clearly more hesitant now, afraid of angering the white-haireddy. Lyona has really shown them who is the boss here and it doesn’t look like she does that too often, judging by the still confused and shocked nces they direct her way.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Since everything seems to continue just fine, I excuse myself after a while and choose to head back. Exchanging just a few more words with my girls, I bid farewell to Lyona with a sneaky wink, and bow towards the otherdies. The kind host escorts me to the exit even though I insist that it isn’t necessary.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you for everything again, Mas—stair.” Lyona clears her throat.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“While I would prefer you to continue calling me stair or Al, if it gives you this much trouble, feel free to call me Master when we are amongst our own. It’s the oath, right?” I raise a curious brow at her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Yes. I’m sorry, it’s just everything that’s ingrained into us from a young age. The blood oath has mostly been used for Vampires to offer their servitude to the stronger individuals of our race after the disappearance of Primordials. We are taught to respect it greatly. As I told you, it’s notmon in the current age,” she exins further.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m fairly used to being called Master now so it’s alright. Just try not to slip up behind the counter and we are good.” I wink at her. “I’ll see you tomorrow at the headquarters. Don’t rush in early. Take proper rest after wrapping up the party.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t think I will sleep tonight after the boost you have given me, Master.” She sighs softly while absentmindedly tracing a finger over her pouty lips. “I feel like I could go on for days.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Since it’s your first time, just take it easy. We’ll have plenty of time to test the effects of my blood on your bodyter,” I reply.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Her cheeks flush a tiny bit under the moonlight and she nods. Taking one nce away, she turns her miraculously calm and beautiful face my way, quickly steps closer, and leaves a soft peck on the corner of my lips.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thanks. I look forward to it. And to working for you. Have a good night, Master.” She curtsies respectfully and slowly walks back, disappearing behind the front door.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Shaking my head, I smile to myself and look into the starry sky. There’s no day without a surprise, isn’t there?
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