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∾𝒮leepily blinking his eyes open, Wooyoung reached up and rubbed his sore chest as a yawn escaped him, the familiar dull ache that seemed to originate from everywhere, all at once, welcoming him back into consciousness.
Another day of pain from his bond.
He would never get used to it.
'Ughm... Shit...' he groaned, whimpering a little. He turned his head down into the pillow and squeezed his eyes shut, wishing he could just go right back to sleep...
However suddenly, a gentle, parental voice spoke from somewhere in the room, behind him. 'Wooyoung...'
The voice had belonged to Seonghwa, and sounded remarkably soft...
'Mmm?' he mumbled in reply, feeling like his body was heavier than lead and sinking into the mattress.
'Sannie darling, can you shuffle over for me?' came a soft murmur, before suddenly, he felt the mattress move as no doubt Seonghwa came to sit beside him. The vampire reached out his hand and pressed the back of it to his cheek, and the coolness of his skin was heavenly.
'Wooyoung, hun, how are you feeling? San told me you've been sleeping constantly?'
He nuzzled his cheek into his cool hand and sunk into the sheets. 'Mm'tired...' he mumbled. Resting heavily, he whimpered a little as Seonghwa moved his hand away, patting his shoulders gently.
But as the Alpha's response delayed, he heard the soft whimper of another... San...
And it made his heart throb, like the ribbons encasing it were pulling taunt.
Nibbling on his lip, he pushed back his sleepiness as best he could and tried to sit up. Seonghwa wove a strong arm beneath his back to help him upright, and when he blinked his eyes open to fall upon the young vampire, he felt his heart shatter...
San was sitting cross legged beside the bed, just staring at him with his brown and red irises glittering brightly. His face held a scared expression, and he was picking at his sleeves with anxious claws... It made him wonder whether he wasn't in control of his own unrest...
'San...' he whispered, blinking a little as he went to summon his Elvish eyes to read his expression. But just as he'd gone to reach out a hand towards the vampire, suddenly, he felt jolted...
'M-my eyes...'
He blinked a few more times, trying to bring out his irises...
But with an earth-shattering jolt, he realised, they wouldn't come.
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In The Shadows | A Novel
Fantasy☽∾⭐︎∾☾ In a world where all the myths and legends are true and the blood you are born with determines whether you will oppress, or 𝘣𝘦 oppressed, a group of boys from opposing bloodlines come together in an unlikely alliance, only to find themselve...