Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

Cahill stood close behind her back as if wrapping around her body.

Holly’s head turned forward again. He stretched his arm over her shoulder and pushed the window. The cold air suddenly enveloped her, and she felt with her whole body how warm it was inside the cabin, which she thought was cold.

“You can touch it.”

He took her hesitant hand and pushed it out of the window as one of his arms wrapped around Holly’s shoulder. A white snowflake fell on her open palm. Nevertheless, in the blink of an eye, it melted without a trace in her hand, leaving only the bone tingling cold.

That moment was repeated several times.

“Beautiful.”

Holly gave up catching snowflakes and raised her head to look at the sky. She had a child-like smile on her face.

Cahill stared at the corners of Holly’s lips, which drew soft lines before opening his mouth.

“Pretty…? Do you like seeing it?”

Nodding her head at his words, she didn’t know what kind of eyes he was looking at her from the side. It became a signal, and snowflakes, smaller than her fingernails, puffed up.

“Did you do this?”

“Yes.”

As she turned and asked, he nodded his head with her triumphant face. Snowflakes, much larger than before, did not melt easily, even on her warm palms.

“It looks just like a leaf.”

Snowflakes, which were like leaves, soon disappeared as if absorbed by her palm. In the end, her eyes widened, looking sadly at the melted snow.

The falling snowflakes suddenly became as big as her fist.

“Huh…?”

Then, there was a dull sound, like something heavy falling on the roof. It looked ominous to see the thick snow falling on the tree on the opposite side.

“Cahill, cut it down a bit. Or stop. Can you do it?”

Holly hurriedly tapped the back of his hand. At that, he then tilted his head incredulously.

“Don’t you want to see more?”

“I don’t want to see it now! Now the hut looks like it’s collapsing!”

Finally, a creaking sound began to be heard from the roof. Cahill looked at her pale white face and nodded his head.

“Wait a minute.”

Cahill sighed and closed his eyes. Holly stroked her chest, feeling as if he could do anything.

Kiik—

When she heard the sound of a tree shifting from the corner of the hut, Holly stared at the source of the sound with anxious eyes.

“Umm…”

As a low moan escaped his mouth, Holly turned her head back to look at him. Cahill gazed at her with his eyes down and smiled with a smirk.

“I tried, but it doesn’t work.”

Her mouth widened at the gentle words that flowed out. She didn’t feel a sense of crisis in his tone of voice.

CRASH—

The moment she turned her head, the ceiling on the side where the sound was heard collapsed. Holly was pulled by a strong force and slumped to the floor.

Bang!

There was a loud sound hitting the ground, and the world went silent again.

Surprised, Holly panted as she crouched down.

‘…Am I alive?’

As she groped her body with her hand, looking for any injuries, she noticed that her movements were uncomfortable.

A heavy thing was holding her down.

‘Am I crushed…?’

Panicking, she turned her head, revealing the white cheeks in front of her nose. It was Cahill, not the hut pieces, that was holding her down.

“Are you hurt?”

He asked, raising his torso slightly. The light returned to Holly’s eyes, who were so surprised by the sudden situation.

“I’m fine. You?”

Since she couldn’t even turn his body but moved his hand to follow his body.

“Let me look at it. Where are you hurt?”

Busily rolling her eyes, she gently pushed his shoulder. Cahill, who stood up, brushed the dust from his shoulders.

“I’m fine.”

Holly breathed a sigh of relief at his unchanging, calm tone and slowly got up. The next moment, she glanced around and widened her mouth.

The hunters’ hut was in ruins.

“Ah… Maybe, you can put this back up…?”

Her eyes, staring back at Cahill, twinkled with anticipation. It was because since he could freeze the entire village and he has the ability to defeat the men with just one kick, it might be possible.

Cahill, who was watching her quietly, raised the corner of her lips and tilted his head.

“I can put this back up.”

His hand was holding his lower body. Catching her gaze, he licked his lips with his tongue with a strange smile. Then, they could hear a rustling sound from somewhere.

Holly, half-obsessed, belatedly shook her head.

“Let’s get out of here before we get caught.”

It was a problem to be caught by the Torimas and the crew who were chasing if they procrastinate here, and it was also a problem to be found out by the hunters who found the hut.

Remembering the bag she had left inside as she hurriedly moved, she hurriedly turned around and saw the hut that had sunk into an unrecognizable shape. She let out a sigh. Fortunately, the bed on which Cahill put her down was not far from the door.

She pinpointed the location where she had left her bag and began to uncover the wreckage. The wooden bed, which seemed sturdy, was still in good shape.

Thanks to that, it was enough just to search around that area. Holly paused for a moment when the wreckage scratched her hand, then picked up speed again.

“Found it!”

Exclaimed, she then raised her arms high like a herbalist digging for precious herbs and wiped off the dust on the bag and put it on her back.

‘It would be better to separate with Cahill at this point.’

Now that there was no hut where the Torimas and his crew could attack, there was no need to rely on his power, too.

‘If we stay together, I don’t think there will ever be a day when I will be physically healthy…’

Holly let out a painful moan.

She remembered Cahill, who was stroking her body without getting tired of it until she fell asleep.

‘If we go in different directions, I think it might confuse the Torimas and the crew.’

With that thought, her eyes twinkled with a determined light.

She was about to run with her creaking body but suddenly stopped and turned around. Cahill was in the middle of the hut. He was following her through the wreckage with a broken wooden pole in his hand.

“Thank you.”

Holly walked up to him, spoke her heart out, and bowed her back. Anyway, it was true that he saved her life.

‘Three times, too.’

There was no answer from him.

She felt a little regretful and turned around and moved her steps but her feet sank into the snow that had piled up on his floor. Startled, Holly immediately frowned and pulled her foot away. She took a step back when she heard a rattling sound behind her.

Turning around, Cahill stood blankly behind her.

“…Are you going this way too?”

“Where are you going?”

Holly’s eyes narrowed as the question turned into a question again.

“…Why?”

Asking that, she took a step back as if she was running away without realizing it. Moreover, just that much, Cahill came closer.

“I want to follow you.”

Holly gasped at the proud stalking declaration.

“What about your schedule?”

Then, Cahill shut his mouth like he was thinking. It was very brief.

“After all, I was only planning to go back after completing the period… I think it would be more fun to follow you.”

He stared at her, who was bewildered, and grinned. She saw the collapsed hut behind him. Holly felt anxious that if she went with him, she would be caught in an accident like this.

Cahill grabbed her cheek, which was pointing away from him, and pinned it towards him.

“You have a hard time walking. I can take you with me.”

At his suggestion, Holly’s eyes widened. Still, it was difficult for her feet to sink every time she walked. Before she knew it, the inside of her shoes got wet, and her feet were cold. What was pretty in the hut, looking through the window, became a stumbling block.

In addition, there were still the effects of spreading her legs apart and wallowing with Cahill for several days in a row.

“Let’s get out of this forest and think again.”

After a moment’s hesitation, she chose immediate comfort over the vague anxiety. The tenacious Henri would not pursue her beyond this forest. When that time comes, it would be safe to let go of this headache with strange powers.

“Get down on your knees.”

Cahill gave a bewildered look as Holly pointed to the floor.

“It would be uncomfortable to hold me, so carry me on your back.”

Cahill tilted his head in disbelief but eventually sat down with his knees on the floor. The next moment, she went behind his back and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Now, get up and support my butt with your arms.”

Spreading her legs and wrapping them around Cahill’s waist, Holly pulled the inside of her thighs. As she clung to him, who got up, she could feel a strange touch on her hip.

“If you don’t move your hand away, I will go alone.”

An unsatisfying moan escaped from Cahill’s mouth in a cold cry. But soon, he quietly moved on. His body did not tremble much, even as he walked through the uncomfortable snow. There was no sign of difficulty breathing, as if the Holly he was carrying was not heavy.

“Though where are you from? No, you’re a person, right?”

Holly asked, resting her chin on his broad shoulders.

“Of course, I am a person.”

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