SSS Awakening: Rebirth of the Strongest Vampire God novel Chapter 709

Chapter 709: You are mine and mine alone

Damon raised a brow. "How do you know it’s me?"

The emperor finding out his identity was planned, but the princess also shockingly sniffed him out in a second. "My presence is gone, and my face is different, and yet you mumble my name so casually. What’s the point in using a top-grade artifact to hide my identity?" Damon smiled bitterly.

Alzara let out a soft breath, the corner of her lips lifting despite how pale she still was. "You think I wouldn’t recognize you just because you hid your face? No matter how much you erase yourself, no matter what disguise you wear... You still feel the same. I knew you would come to save me..."

Damon was about to say something when he realized that the woman was actually spouting complete and utter nonsense in a feverish dream. She probably wanted the person who saved her to be him and made a lucky guess.

He let out a sigh and gently patted her. He took a fruit of recovery, something he had obtained from the Umbra’s legacy world. Carefully, he slipped an arm beneath her shoulders and lifted her just enough to support her head.

The Fruit of Recovery was cool to the touch, its surface faintly luminescent, veins of gentle vitality pulsing beneath the skin. He crushed it slowly between his fingers, letting the restorative essence seep out in a controlled flow.

"Easy," Damon murmured, guiding the liquid to her lips. "Drink."

Instinct took over. Alzara swallowed weakly, her brow furrowing for a second before her body relaxed. Color returned to her cheeks in subtle waves, the fever heat bleeding away as the fruit’s effect spread through her system. Her breathing evened out, no longer shallow, no longer strained.

Letting her rest, Damon lazily lay next to her. "I am sorry. I should have come sooner."

Alzara groaned. "I don’t care. You are here now." She turned to Damon and put her hands on him and hugged him tightly. "I was worried you would never come for me. I didn’t think you cared at all."

Damon exhaled slowly and didn’t push her away. "...You’re delirious," he said quietly. "You almost died. Your mind’s still catching up."

Alzara let out a weak scoff against his chest. "Then don’t talk," she muttered. "If this is a dream, let me have it."

Her grip tightened slightly, fingers bunching into his clothes as if afraid he might vanish the moment she loosened them. The warmth of her body was finally real now.

Damon stared up at the translucent dome of the pavilion, watching sunlight refract lazily across its surface. "You really are troublesome," he murmured.

She shifted closer, her forehead resting against his collarbone. "I don’t care."

Damon chuckled. "Just so you know, it’s not that I don’t care about you. I do. I was just being an indecisive prick about it."

"Why? It’s not that complicated. I know your wives are all outstanding, and I don’t measure up to them, but I -"

Damon stopped her. "It’s not that. You can be anyone you want. I don’t care how strong you are or what realm you are in. That’s not it. It’s something else..." He paused for a moment and continued. "It’s because we are from two different worlds."

Alzara did not say anything and silently listened.

"There would come a day when I am no longer welcome in this world, then what would happen? What are the rules? When I get forcefully kicked out of this world, would I be able to bring you along? What would happen to Lirae? What about Erin and the others, my followers?"

"I just did not want to bring more people into this mess. I don’t know if I would have the power in the future to take some of you with me, let alone all of you. Heck, I don’t know if I would even have the power in the future to protect myself."

"I just did not want to drag one more woman into my messy life."

Alzara was silent. For a long moment, she said nothing. Then she laughed quietly. "You really are an idiot," she said.

Damon blinked. "...Excuse me?"

Damon smiled. He kissed her gently and carefully and pulled back. "Don’t worry. I am not going to disappear anywhere." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

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