Broken Boundaries and Tainted Fangs

Chapter VIII

Severa walked up to the prince and smiled.

"Does this mean that we're... together now?" Diaval asked with a small smile.

Severa mimicked the vampire's expression and answered his question by placing a kiss on his lips.

"I don't care what our rules say. I thought that I had to follow them for the rest of my days, but I now see that just isn't possible," Severa admitted, "I've been suppressing my feelings ever since the time we spent together at the fountain. I now see that was a difficult task from the beginning because my feelings towards you grew with each passing hour."

Diaval smiled down at the wolf as he listened to her words.

"What I said before about us not liking each other simply isn't true now," Severa said, looking up at the prince, "I like you, Diaval."

Diaval was about to smile when he raised a brow at the mercenary.

"Are you only saying that so that you can escape the loop to kill me?" Diaval asked.

"Not anymore. At first, I only saw you as the target that would set a loner like me for life. I had the intention to grow close to you and kill you when I had the chance. Now, I see you as the man I'd never thought I needed in my life," Severa confessed honestly, "If we're going to escape this loop, let's at least do it with real heartfelt feelings."

Diaval's smile finally appeared and he pulled the young mercenary close.

"Thank God, because I wouldn't have it any other way." Diaval said.

Severa smiled and embraced the vampire prince, Diaval gladly accepting the wolf's affection.

"So now that we completed chapter five, what's chapter six about?" Severa asked, pulling away from the prince.

Diaval thought for a moment and paced around the room.

"If my memory serves me right, in chapter six, the male lover says, 'Every prince must have a princess, and you, my dear, are the princess I've waited a thousand years for.'" Diaval said.

Severa smiled and shook her head fondly.

"So, chapter six is just about the two of us just saying sweet things to each other?" Severa asked.

"Pretty much, yeah." Diaval chuckled.

The mercenary sighed and looked up at the vampire with shimmering eyes.

"I haven't read your novel, but allow me," Severa said, straightening her posture, "My love for you is like a galaxy, every star is a reason for why I love you so."

Diaval chuckled and stroked Severa's brown hair.

"That's even better than what I wrote," Diaval said, "Ever consider becoming a poet?"

"Not in a million years!" Severa laughed.

Diaval laughed along before looking down at his wolf with loving eyes.

"When did you start falling for me?" Severa asked suddenly.

"When I saw you howling at the moon that one night." Diaval answered.

Severa cocked her head with a surprised look.

"You saw me?" Severa asked.

"Indeed. The moon simply couldn't do justice to your lovely features, for I only saw your silhouette." Diaval said.

Severa grinned and nodded.

"That's how it was for me when I couldn't see your face on the staircase." Severa said.