Chapter 376 - Reminiscent

"Leon." He heard her call out his name and his body flinched. His heart was suddenly beating so hard now. And then something seemed to have snapped within him. 

The door swung open with a loud bang and Leon pulled away as he grabbed at his chest. 

The vampires who had just arrived stood there, speechless as they stared at the spectacle before them. 

Zanya quickly pushed Leon back at the sight of the men who were standing by the door. Her hand flew towards the area of her neck that was bitten and her magic glowed under her palms, healing the puncture wounds made by Leon.

Then without a word, she stormed out of the hall, face flaming and left without looking back at either the men or at Leon. 

The men looked at each other and then collectively turned their heads to look at Leon who was now sitting on the floor. They could see that he had already gotten his fill. 

"What a lucky bastard you are," Luc commented playfully as he sighed. "We get to drink animal's blood, but he had actually feasted on a light fae. This is not fair!" there was a slight hint of envy in his tone.

"You're right." Reed agreed, "let's just give all these to the children then," he added, and they turned and left the hall, leaving Samuel and Zolan behind to accompany Leon. 

Looking down at the man, Zolan squatted before him with a raised brow. "Who would've thought that you're the very first one among us to score like this?" he smirked at him, causing Leon to avert his gaze. His face looked severe even at Zolan's teasing. "What's this? You're not happy to drink a light faes blood? How was it? Hm? Leon? I heard it's a hundred times better than human virgin's blood. Did it really live up to what the rumours say?" 

Leon stiffened. "Where did you hear that?" he asked. 

"Hmm… everyone knows about this bedtime legend, Leon. I believe the creatures with such heavenly blood in those tales are actually the light faes. I am basing it according to the scent of the princess' blood. Though we didn't smell Zanya's as she was quick to block the scent, I believe it should be the same. So? Is the tale true?"

Not one word came out of Leon's mouth, causing Zolan to look quizzically at Samuel. 

"I guess it must be true then… and… about the consequence…" Zolan continued. In the tale, the blood would end up poisoning the vampire and kills him or her, literally. "Are you alright? Did Zanya tell you anything that would happen to you?" 

A deep and harsh breath escaped Leon's mouth. "She didn't say it would kill me." Leon finally said. 

"That's a relief then." Zolan sighed in relief. "At least, that part of the tale is not true." 

"But I believe there still should be some sort of consequence." Samuel spoke, setting his gaze seriously at Leon. "Nothing great comes without paying some form of price."

"Yes, you're right. There is a consequence to drinking blood from a light fae." Leon replied, his face now looking pretty calm. "But don't worry about it. It's not as serious as you think it is." 

Then he walked past them, obviously avoiding the conversation now. 

Zolan narrowed his gaze. It seems he need to investigate further into this, because judging from Leon's expression, he knew he must be in some kind of trouble. He could only hope that what he said was right, that the consequence was nothing serious. 

…

Back in Ravens Castle, Evie opened her eyes and found herself tightly cuddled within Gavriel's embrace. 

"Feeling better now, my love?" he asked, his grey eyes gleaming as a gentle smile curved on his gorgeous face. 

Evie did not know why but she suddenly felt like crying again. She swallowed back the lump of tears in the back of her throat and hugged him tight. When she calmed down, she pulled away again and looked at his face. 

"Tell me… what happened?" she asked. "Is… is everything alright now?" 

Gavriel pulled her and kissed her forehead as gentle as he could. "Let's talk about that later, wife. You need to eat first." He whispered and Evie stilled herself and remained silent, but eventually, she nodded. 

She pulled away to stand but Gavriel did not let her. He gathered her in his arms, princess-like. The way he held her made her heart swell. This was… being with him was just so wholesome. She actually felt like they were back to those times, when she was just his little damsel in distress. 

"I can walk Gav." She said as she laughed lightly, enjoying his warmth. 

"I know. But let me carry you like this." He whispered then kissed her head. 

He walked very slowly as he wanted them both to savour every moment of it. For some reason, they both felt incredibly nostalgic, as if it had been years since he last carried her like this. 

Elias had brought the food once they were in the dining hall and Evie could not help but smile at the sight of the steak, remembering that this was the very same table where they had eaten together for the first time. 

Gavriel quietly cut the steak and before Evie could reach for her utensils, he placed a piece of delicious steak right before her lips. Evie bite down on her lower lip before opening her mouth and ate the steak her husband was offering. This was so reminiscent to their first meal together. 

Moments later, Evie lifted her gaze only to find him staring at her, lazily leaning his head against his knuckles. His eyes were so dreamy as he fixed his gaze on her. 

"You are thinking about something…" Evie lifted her brow at him and the corner of Gavriel's mouth lifted into a sensuous smile. 

"I'm thinking about that time when we first ate together. I remember how I got jealous over a piece of steak just because you looked like you are finding the steak much… much more delicious than I, your husband was." He said and Evie's mouth hung open. 

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