Free Web NovelChapter 163: Not going too far
“Aaaannhhhhhhhh~~!”
Lia’s loud, trembling moan echoed throughout the spacious training chamber as her head instinctively tilted backward, exposing more of her neck to him.
Her eyes fluttered violently, nearly rolling back from the overwhelming mixture of sharp pain and intoxicating pleasure surging through every part of her body.
A shiver ran down her spine.
Her fingers tightened around Lucian’s shoulders as he continued sucking her blood, each passing second making her breathing grow increasingly uneven.
Her body trembled uncontrollably in his embrace.
After nearly a minute… Lucian finally withdrew his fangs.
The mark left by his canines remained on her pale skin for only a brief moment before her regenerative abilities kicked in, immediately healing the tiny puncture wounds.
“Haahhh… Haa… ahh…”
Lia breathed heavily, her breasts rising and falling as she struggled to steady herself, grazing against his chest from how closely they were pressed together.
Her breathing remained completely uneven.
Her golden eyes, still hazy, slowly lifted towards her brother, and an almost annoyed expression formed on her flushed face.
“Wa… haa…
Why… did you suddenly…” Her voice barely escaped her between heavy, uneven breaths.
“I almost…”
Her lips snapped shut immediately, and her cheeks burned even hotter.
‘I almost came,’ she thought, but there was absolutely no way she could bring herself to say that aloud.
Lucian silently watched her, his crimson eyes fixed upon her mist-covered gaze.
His own body and his mind were screaming to make her claim her as his right at this moment, to press her down on the ground and—
“…”
He silently closed his eyes for a brief moment, forcefully suppressing those thoughts as much as he could.
When he opened them again, he said nothing.
And seeing that, Lia narrowed her eyes into a small glare, though unfortunately…
Her attempt at looking angry failed spectacularly. With her flushed cheeks, misty eyes, and slightly swollen lips, she looked far more adorable than intimidating.
There was also an uncomfortable itch in her lower abdomen, making her bite her lower lip.
Taking several slow, deep breaths, she gradually lowered her head and closed her eyes, desperately trying to push away those dirty thoughts clouding her mind.
‘Maybe I went a little too far,’ Lucian thought as he looked at her current state, and although every instinct urged him otherwise… he had no intention of crossing that line today.
Just then—
[Why are you making such a drama out of this?]
Akasha’s confused voice suddenly echoed inside his head.
Lucian’s expression stilled for a brief second, then a faint frown formed between his brows.
‘…What drama?’
[Both of us know perfectly well that you aren’t going to let any other man go anywhere near her.
So why are you acting as though she actually has a choice?]
She paused for a heartbeat before continuing.freёwebnoѵel.com
[And why are you taking this so slow?]
She was really confused, since to her, his behavior simply didn’t make sense.
Even before becoming a vampire… Lucian had rarely denied his own emotions—even more barely had he rejected his instincts.
Yet now… he seemed to be deliberately holding himself back.
‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’
Lucian muttered inwardly.
Akasha immediately felt irritated by his words, but then—
He quietly added.
‘I just don’t want her to feel uncertain about her own feelings.’
The affection value quietly floated before his eyes.
[Affection: 95%… 97% (Suppressed Obsession)]
The number slowly increased, only two points, yet… it had happened only after a few words.
[Ohhh!~]
Akasha suddenly made a surprised exclamation, finally understanding what he was thinking about.
[I get it now,] she laughed playfully.
[You’re just manipulating her.]
Lucian’s eyebrow twitched sharply.
‘….And why exactly… would you think that?’
Despite disliking the implication, he genuinely wanted to know how she had arrived at that conclusion.
[Then tell me honestly.]
[Why did you stop her?]
“…”
Lucian fell silent, not because he didn’t know the answer… but precisely because he did.
The silence stretched between them for several seconds before finally…
‘Her love… or more like her obsession… it still isn’t enough for me.’
He looked into her beautiful golden eyes. Beneath their warmth lingered a possessive darkness that seemed to deepen every time she looked at him, mingled with the unmistakable glint of desire in her gaze.
And as he saw that, a small, yet somewhat strange smile curved across his lips.
Yes… she loved him, to the point where it was already approaching obsession.
But…
Approaching obsession… and being completely consumed by it were two entirely different things.
[Wait…!] Akasha’s startled voice rang out loudly in his head
[That’s your reason?!!]
Lucian winced faintly as her voice echoed through his mind, almost deafening him.
‘What? Didn’t you already read my mind?’
He asked inwardly, since he had expected her to know every single thought that went through his head.
[I already told you before.
I can only feel your emotions.
I can’t actually read your thoughts.]
‘And I can feel yours… so stop getting so jealous.’
[…!]
A stunned silence fell in his mind, and she didn’t reply even after a few seconds passed.
Lucian thought she would finally stop bothering him, but unfortunately…
That hope lasted barely for a second.
[You are… very, very crazy if you actually want her to become more obsessed with you.]
There wasn’t even any sarcasm in her tone anymore, only genuine disbelief.
Lucian wanted to ignore her words, but then—
[Just for your kind information, I’ll tell you how the affection percentage works.]
Another familiar blue-gold screen materialised before his eyes.
[Affection Section — Since you apparently don’t understand how insane your thinking is.]
-100% to -1% — Negative Affection (Would probably wish for your death)
0% — Neutral (Doesn’t particularly care about whether you exist or not)
1% to 10% — Slight Interest (You could call them an acquaintance at best)
11% to 30% — Favorable Impression (Can be categorized into friends)
31% to 50% — Genuine Affection (Likes you)
51% to 70% — Deep Attachment (Start to feel more self-conscious in front of you)
71% to 80% — Love (Would want to marry and spend an entire lifetime together with you)
81% to 95% — Overwhelming Love (You become the most important person in their life)
96% to 100% — Absolute Obsession (Would willingly die for you—or kill anyone if it meant earning even the slightest bit more of your affection)
— — —
Lucian silently finished reading the screen.
His expression didn’t change much. He merely stared at it for another second before letting his eyes drift away.
[Well?
Do you finally understand the mistake you made just now?]
‘Mm, I understand,’ he answered inwardly after a brief pause.
Akasha was instantly caught off guard by the dismissal beneath his tone.
[This idiot…]
For several minutes, she continued trying to argue with him, and each time, Lucian merely hummed at her every sentence.
Eventually…
Her patience snapped.
She finally stopped arguing and let out an inaudible scream that echoed throughout the empty void of his consciousness.
Then—
She abruptly fell silent.
[Do whatever you want.]
Her voice was filled with exasperation.
[Just make sure you don’t wake up one day with a knife against your neck while you’re asleep.]
And with that… she completely disappeared.
Lucian’s gaze naturally shifted back towards his sister, who seemed much calmer now.
The rapid rise and fall of her breasts had gradually eased, and her breathing had become almost completely steady.freēwēbnovel.com
Seeing that, he finally spoke.
“We’ll be leaving soon.”
“What…?”
Lia’s brows drew into a faint frown, her mind still reeling from the lingering pleasure and desire.
She tilted her head ever so slightly.
“Why?”
Although she had only spent two months inside Scarlett Castle, she had slowly become accustomed to life there.
She rarely went beyond the walls, yet somehow, it had begun to feel strangely comfortable—the only exception being the lack of a mobile phone or any other form of entertainment.
But aside from that, she could grow stronger and learn all sorts of cool tricks with her flames.
Lucian noticed the faint reluctance hidden within her expression.
“Don’t you want to go back home? Back to Earth?”
Lia fell silent.
Her gaze slowly lowered, then she slowly nodded.
“Hm.”
The answer was quiet, almost uncertain.
Lucian tilted his head slightly. She still looked like she hadn’t completely made up her mind.
His eyes slowly drifted beyond her shoulder, towards one of the entrances to the training chamber.
‘That’s another reason I’m not taking things any further right now.’
He thought inwardly, answering Akasha’s previous question, spotting the grey-eyed maid peeping through the narrow opening.
And as if she had noticed his gaze, the maid immediately disappeared behind the wall.
[I don’t think having a steamy bloodsucking session… that too twice is considered not going too far.]
Lucian’s lips twitched again as he heard that ridiculed comment.
After a brief moment of thought, he turned back to Lia, who was both confused and aroused at the same time, giving him a hungry look that she herself was trying very hard to suppress… a hunger that wouldn’t be satisfied by blood alone.
