Life Saver ✓

Chapter 14 - Kim Taehyung

I watch her trembling figure as she desperately clings to me, my lips set in a grim line as I continuously run my fingers down her tense muscles.

Her warm tears stain the fabric of my white robe, every one of her shattering sobs stabbing my soul. If I even have one, that is.

I just want her to stop, I can't look at her being so broken and vulnerable. The worst thing is that there's no way for me to help her. I can just crouch there in front of her, not say a single fucking word and watch her as she falls apart right before me.

Without warning, she starts hitting my chest with her clenched fists, refusing to meet my perplexed stare. "I hate it! No! Why am I like this? I'm so fucking stupid, god fucking dammit!"

Her outburst of profanity continues, every blow of hers getting weaker as she gradually starts losing her energy. A wretched sob escapes her chest as she shifts her infuriated glare to me, uncontrollable tears marking the soft skin of her cheeks.

"Why am I not able to go and tell them that they are keeping the wrong person in custody? Why are you clouding my rational thinking, making me sink to such toxic emotions as jealousy? Why can't I save a life? I'm nothing more than a worthless piece of shit!"

Her voice is broken by countless whimpers, her screwed face showing nothing but pure contempt as her brows knit into a tight frown.

She clenches her jaw forcefully as she gets to her feet, rolling her shoulders back and changing her posture completely. "You pig." This time, these words escaping her lips are harsh like a whip snapping through the air.

I don't move nor try to stop her from storming away from me. Instead, I just crouch there, focusing my gaze to where a single teardrop that was once trailing down her cheek is now staining the sterile floor.

She needs to transfer the blame from herself and I'm the perfect target for it, a heartless supernatural being that's able to kill without any remorse, a monster capable of controlling whoever and whatever it stumbles upon, leaving nothing but sorrow behind.

Only this time, a tight feeling wrapping around my whole figure is shortening my breath and constricting my heart to such lengths that at one point, I'm absolutely sure that I'll lose my consciousness.

The first time I felt like this was when I left her.

Now resting my weight on my knees, I pinch the bridge of my nose as I try to calm down my erratic breathing, swatting away the unpleasant memories that start materialising in my mind.

Sadly, I'm not able to ignore the obvious presence hovering above me, which isn't helping me concentrate at all.

"What the fuck do you want?" I growl menacingly before I turn around and face the person disturbing my attempt to savour what scrap of solitude's been left to me.

Dr Ko is now in her regular hospital attire, her eyes trained on me as I stand up and dust off the imaginary fluff from my clothes, completely burying all the feelings deep inside my mind and focusing my attention on her.

My eyes narrow to crinkled slits as I lean down to her, observing her cowering figure before I tilt my head to the side. Her eyes wander over my figure, examining every little detail of it.

My true form is already on high alert, craving for a taste of the soul her body is harbouring. Sliding my tongue over my lower lip, I barely manage to win the fight with my desire and force the aura to subside.

She clears her throat, still unable to let her gaze meet with my own as she gets a loose strand of hair away from her face. "I... I don't want you to see or speak with Ariadne anymore." Even my sensitive ears barely pick up her mumbling.