My Most Precious Human novel Chapter 28

My body started to shiver when I began to process Gabriel's words.

"H-how?" I mumbled, my gaze pleading him to say more.

He smirked, then continued, "Twenty years ago, when the old Duke of Calvet was still alive, Sariel enjoyed his life as a young master. Many women craved him, and many women belonged to him. He could almost bathe in the blood of his marked ones. Everything changed when he fell in love with one and started dismissing others."

"It sounds like a romantic story." I smiled sourly while feeling a dull pain in my heart as if I were actually jealous of the one he once loved.

"It was, and it was a big scandal," Gabriel sighed. "He rejected the daughter of the Marquess of Balliol, and openly claimed that he would turn his loved one and marry her."

I envied that human girl more and more, even knowing that their story didn't end well.

"He must have been committed, so what went wrong?" I waited impatiently for the rest of the story.

"The nobles who supported Sariel forced him to wait a few years before turning his lover. They said he had to secure his position first. He agreed, but he overestimated his ability to control his bloodlust. Since there were no donors left in the castle, he had to rely on the blood his lover gave him, but it was far from enough. He was literally starving while feeding his cravings with animal blood. At that time, drinking blood from the bag was considered a weakness, something unfitting for the future ruler. It was bearable on normal days, but not during the full moon. On that day, he reached his limit and snapped. His lust turned into the fury that took away his sanity. He barged into his lover's bedroom and sucked her dry. Afterwards, he collapsed and woke up the next day to find his lover's cold body lying beside him. He drowned himself in agonizing despair, tormenting himself with guilt for years. He neglected his duty and lived in seclusion until his father was killed by poisoning with silver. Only then was he forced to come back and claim the title, but he has never marked anyone since then," Gabriel stated with a pensive expression.

I became speechless. My heart cried imagining Sariel's pain. At the same time, my wicked mind told me to pity myself since I realized that my chances of being marked by Sariel were close to zero.

"Wait… Lilith, do you seriously want him to sink his teeth into you?! When did you become a masochist all of a sudden?!" My inner voice desperately tried to find any sense in my sudden desire.

Perhaps my hormones finally went rogue. It had to come at some point. Let's face it, the only sexual intercourse I had ever had, was violent and absolutely unpleasant, to say the least. I could describe myself in two words: permanently unsatisfied. It seemed that my sexual frustration surfaced the second I found that one guy who was my type, even though I didn't think I had one. The excitement I felt while being around him was slowly turning me into some pathetic, weak creature.

I took a deep breath, hoping to calm my disturbed mind. My first day of work turned out to be quite exhausting. Because I was still phoneless after my personal belongings were taken away at the casino, all the messages from Sariel were passed on to me through Gabriel. Thankfully, my protector was thoughtful enough to ask Gabriel whether my work was done and then sent Mike over to pick me up from the company's headquarters. When I got down, the car was already there waiting for me.

“How's your first day, Ms. Lilith?” Mike called out, cheerfully grinning.

“It was… eventful,” I replied, painting a smirk on my face.

My hyperactive driver took me back to the castle while complementing my features, and making up qualities that he couldn't have had the slightest idea about. Perhaps, it was his way to boost up my energy. He did it sincerely, and it was adorable but also annoying. I was too exhausted to silence him, instead, I let his voice turn into white noise. When I got out of the car he kindly informed me that the Duke was waiting for me in his study room.

"Just when I thought I could get some rest…" I muttered and clicked my tongue.

Then I sighed and started walking towards the north wing of the castle. I took a deep breath and knocked at his door.

"Enter," his cold voice called out.

I instantly felt shivers. My heart pounded in anticipation as if it was desperately longing to see him. The rational part of my mind wanted to slap me, but it was too late for taking any actions, I already entered the room and got caught up in his gaze. My mind became blank.

"Don't you stand there, Lilith. Come here and sit." Sariel pointed at the chair opposite his desk.

I faintly smiled at him then obediently sat where he wanted me to. He stared intensively at me, his muscled forearms supporting his perfectly shaped chin. I tried to avoid his sight, but unknowingly, I drifted away in the depths of his bright grey eyes. I stared at them motionless until I heard his voice.

"Gabriel said you did good today," he tossed, smirking.

My logical brain instantly took over, not letting me make a complete idiot out of myself.

"That is because I'm good at my job," I responded confidently.

"It's fortunate for you that I find you useful. As long as you keep up the good work, I will guarantee your full protection. Not even your father himself will be able to touch you," he stated.

His words sounded sweeter than any love confession. He played the string that activated a stream of emotions. My heart squeezed and my body started to tremble. Suddenly, I felt as if some heavy weight was taken off of my shoulders. Unknowingly, tears started to run down my cheeks, making the weak smile on my face wet. Sariel glanced at me confused, then cleared his throat shattering my bewilderment.