My Most Precious Human novel Chapter 63

I couldn't recall the last time I slept as soundly as that night. Perhaps it was due to my exhaustion and loss of blood, but nonetheless, it was a good sleep. I woke up naked. Silk sheets lightly caressed my skin. As soon as I opened my eyes, my lips formed a faint smile, which immediately added a flush to my face as the flashes of last night brought back everything that had happened.

Uncontrollably, I covered most of my face to hide the blush, then I realized that I was in bed lying alone. I nervously looked around the room and sighed in relief as soon as I saw Sariel standing by the window. He was facing the sunrise. He was naked. All his amazing features and sculpture-like muscles were clearly visible. I caught myself admiring the view and couldn't stop thinking that he looked like an angel, the most perfect creature that I had ever seen. The light of the sun that found its way through the window grazed his skin. I gasped, wondering how he could stay there so calm.

"Doesn't it hurt you?" I asked with my sleepy voice, glimpsing from underneath the sheets.

He turned his head my way and smiled, "It did hurt me, until now. I don't know why, but the sun has no effect on me today." He smirked.

"Maybe… it is some kind of weird after-poisoning side-effect?" I laughed nervously.

"I think it is because of you," he said, locking his eyes on me. "Your blood made me feel different."

He started walking towards the bed. My heartbeat rushed more with every step he took.

"Different, how?" I queried hesitantly.

"I think it made me stronger." He smirked.

The sound of his voice created an electric wave that roamed my body, marking each sensitive spot. He slowly walked towards the bed. Watching his naked body wasn't helping me remain calm. Looking into his eyes felt like he was touching my skin again. My body was out of my control, already shivering in the excitement of merely observing him getting closer.

"I want to taste you again," he hummed seductively.

I instantly flinched, seeing his fangs grow. I couldn't help but remind myself of the pain I felt when his teeth pierced my neck.

"Relax." He chuckled, "It only hurts when the mark is formed. Let's say it's like losing your virginity…"

As a sly grin appeared on his face, a nervous laugh left my mouth. He lied back in bed and leaned over me. He uncovered me from the sheets, watching how embarrassment flooded my body. His eyes roamed over my skin, forming another wave of excitement within me. Unexpectedly, he took my hand. I looked at him with my heart pounding, watching as his fingers ran through the inner side of my palm and delicately stroked my forearm.

"Look at me, Lilith. I want you to watch me taste you," he said commandingly and sank his teeth into my wrist.

I gasped but didn't feel any pain. I could see how my blood increased his arousal. His burning red eyes looked straight at me, making me shiver, just imagining the elation my blood gave him. Suddenly, one of his hands began to caress my thigh. He spread my legs and rubbed my most sensitive skin. I arched my back in excitement, letting a soft moan leave my mouth. He withdrew his teeth from my wrist and began kissing my lips, my neck, and my chest, making me overflow with desire. I wished this sensation could last forever. I loved every second of it. I loved how he touched me. I loved how his kisses felt on my skin. I loved…

No. I knew that I wasn't allowed to even finish this sentence in my mind. I knew that the second I admitted having feelings for Sariel, I would sentence myself to suffering. I could have been a genius when it came to numbers, contracts, and investment predictions, but I certainly was the least emotionally experienced person I knew. I could allow myself to embrace the passion Sariel gave me, but I couldn't let my feelings run wild. I couldn't let myself get fooled by his eyes, which temporarily bestowed on me the warmth that I had been yearning for so long. I was well aware of how easy it was to mistake passion and desire for feelings written in the heart. Even though it might have felt like making love, it was nothing but having sex. I could enjoy it and lose myself in it while it lasted, but I had to be careful not to get addicted to the way it made me feel.

"You should exercise more." Sariel chuckled right after sending me to my peak once more.

I panted heavily, wondering how badly unfair it was that he didn't seem tired in the slightest, whereas I was about to faint from exhaustion.

"You are aware that I am a human, right?" I pouted.

"Well, now you'll have to take better care of yourself." He smirked and pulled me closer and whispered, "I have a feeling that my appetite for you will only grow."

I fought myself not to smile, but my stupid heart was moved every time I heard him say how badly he wanted me.

"You are an idiot, Lilith! It is your blood that he wants, not you! You are nothing but a blood bag to him!" My rationality worked hard to constantly give my fluttering heart a cold shower.

The truth was, I didn't feel that Sariel's mark made me any different. Certainly, the physical side of our new form of relationship was out of this world… literally, but I didn't even know what to expect. I found myself walking on eggshells while building another dam around my heart.

I thought that Sariel would be filled with regret after being forced to do something he didn't want to do, but it didn't seem to be the case. He was lying next to me, embracing me like a newlywed, enjoying the time we were spending alone in bed. I even started to think that perhaps the mark was never meant to change me, but to change him instead. The problem was, he seemed to be the one feeling at ease while I was getting more and more restless.

Maybe I was experiencing the kind of uncertainty a teenage girl feels after giving herself to her first love. I felt kind of like in the song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", except for the fact that it wasn't about losing my virginity, and Sariel didn't love me, and I wasn't expecting him to love me… I really wasn't! Fine, it was time to face the reality: my situation was getting even more complicated than it had already been.