ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕝 [HWANG HYUNJIN]

22

Bitten

Mira immediately shook her head in denial. At first, she saw everyone as nothing but mere characters in her book, but time soon changed that. She sees them as normal people who lived their own lives and not as characters she brought to life. It took quite a while to be able to see them as their own person and not as someone she made but their difference in the original plot she made helped her realize it.

"No- darling trust me you are not just a character to me." Mira said desperately. Her heart was aching as every second that passed meant another second of her mate suffering. "At first, I admit I saw you as nothing more than a character whom I specifically customized every feature, attitude, and personality."

Mira paused, taking a deep breath. Holding her chest as she felt the familiar tightening sensation she would always feel every single time her disease was acting up. However, she knew it wasn't the time to be sick. Not when her mate's life is on the line.

"However, as time went by, I realized that none of what I wrote was being followed. Everything went differently. Everyone had way different personalities and attributes than the one I wrote. That was when I knew that you all were not just a character. You guys were someone who lived your own lives and not just a character."

She closed her eyes and coughed as her hand covered her mouth and the other clench the sheets tightly. It was getting progressively harder to breath, but she did not stop. She needed to make sure that Hyunjin knows her point and he understood it. "Petal-"

"Please tell me you believe me." She gasped out. "I will still end up dying even if you don't bite me. If I do end up dying because of your venom, then please believe me when I say I never regretted it. Not even for a moment."

Hyunjin stared at her. He pulled her gently and planted a soft and gentle kiss on her lips. As Mira tilted her head, she felt a tear fell down her cheeks. "Please, darling. Bite me."

"Are you sure about this?" Hyunjin asked once more. His voice was hesitant and rough. This single decision he was about to make was breaking his heart. He wondered, maybe in another universe, they might not be facing this circumstance.

What if he never left?

What if he never fought?

So many questions lingering, so many regrets and possibilities. His heart stopped beating long ago. It was no longer beating and yet he felt it stop beating again at the possibility that his mate might die because of him.

"I've never been more certain."

"Petal, I can feel my sanity slipping away. If you decide to leave now's the time to-"

Mira cut him off by kissing him. "Hyunjin. Please." She emphasized those two words. "I will hate you for eternity if you don't-"

Both of them knew it was a lie. Yet, they can't bring it in themselves to bring it up.

The vampire shakily nodded. "I don't know if I'll be able to control myself once I smell your blood."

"I trust you. I know that you'll never hurt me on purpose."

It was the same routine as usual. From the way he spoiled her with kisses to the way he nipped on the sensitive spot before biting down unto her skin, drawing blood.