Chapter 21 Price of Healing
This is the first time in my life that people have bowed before me. I'm just a simple girl with no high name or position in the human world.
And I certainly don't have a proud name as a vampire either. I don't have blue blood, and I can't be called a princess. But what I feel now is more than a powerful being sitting on their throne.
It feels good to help, it feels good to hear words of thanks.
And it's nice to see that there are still creatures in this world who recognize the words family, gratitude, and debt, which I won't even ask of them.
I went willingly to help and not to look for something in return. I quickly bowed to the wolves who were humbling themselves to me. My grandmother raised me to be kind, but she didn't raise me to look down on others.
"I'm happy to have helped!"
"Don't bow your head, Saera."
I was surprised to hear the voice from behind me of the man with the golden eyes who was staring at me earlier. I felt his light hand on my chin, and he gently raised my face in front of his fellow wolves.
Wait? Did he call my name?
"She used to be a human, brother. She wasn't born a vampire, so it's not surprising that she has such admirable behavior," Hailey said happily, currently embracing her father.
"I know," the man answered briefly.
He distanced himself from me and faced his companions with his hands in his pockets. If I'm not mistaken, his fellow wolves called him Idris.
"Do you have a mate, miss?" the leader asked me with a smile.
Mate?
"We're late. Her mate is none other than the second prince of Wisteria. The heartless and brutal ice prince."
I could only bite my lip at what Hailey said.
Is that really how they all see Kaizer? I know that he's quite harsh and hotheaded, but he's not heartless. I can't accept that many creatures see the man who is the reason why I remain in this world that way.
"Hailey," Idris said with a warning in his voice.
"Oh, sorry for that, Saera."
I just smiled slightly at her.
"We were too late, brother. If we had met Saera first, you might have had the opportunity to bite her. She can be like us."
I took a step back at what Hailey said. I preferred being a vampire.
"I think I need to go."
I smiled gently at them to say goodbye. Kaizer is looking for me, he can't see me here. I don't want another mess.
"Thank you, Saera."
Hailey approached me and quickly put a necklace on me with an unfamiliar pendant.
"Blow on that, Saera, if needed. Expect our whole race to rush to you."
Hailey quickly kissed me on the cheek, which made me smile.
"Thank you."
I smiled at the wolves again before I started walking away from them. I probably hadn't been walking for long when I started to feel unwell. Honestly, I don't know how I'm going to get out of this forest.
And I'm worried because now I'm feeling tired, thirsty, and dizzy.
Did I lose a lot of blood? Why is my vision starting to spin again?
Is it because I'm not used to healing yet? What the hell? Aren't I just dripping my blood? Why do I still need to practice? I couldn't take my dizziness anymore, so I grabbed onto a tree and slowly sat down.
I can't walk anymore. I can't call Kaizer through my mind either, I'm too weak to talk to him here. I can't reach him, Hailey ran so far. I hardly remember where we went.
"Are creatures from the other world really like this? You're good at interfering and helping with things you shouldn't be involved in, but when you're the one who needs something? You'd rather die? What do you want? Blood?"
What is he doing here? Has he been following me for a while? Am I that weak? I didn't even notice that someone was following me.
Idris was kneeling in front of me so our eyes met.
"You're thirsty, Saera."
He's been calling me by my name for a while.
"How did you know me? I didn't introduce myself to you."
I took a deep breath and leaned back against the tree. My throat is dry again.
"I heard it outside, you need to drink."
My eyes widened when I saw him take out a dagger and quickly cut the part near his wrist. Shit. Please, I might not control myself.
"No, I don't drink others' blood."
I shook my head tightly at him, even though my fangs were trying to come out. I'm so thirsty, but I can't drink his blood because I only want to drink from Kaizer, only from him.
"You can't wait for him. You're getting pale."
My eyes widened when he put his fresh cut in front of me. My throat became even drier because of the blood coming out of it.
My hands just rose on their own, as if they had their own mind, and quickly grabbed Idris's arm. My fangs didn't wait any longer because they quickly pierced his skin.
The effect of his blood on my body is different. As it flows through my lips, I can feel how strong he is. He's not just an ordinary werewolf, because every drop of his blood is screaming with power. His blood isn't as sweet as Kaizer's either, but it's more delicious than the blood on our dining table.
I stopped drinking his blood when my eyes became clearer. It automatically stopped at his neck, and I could clearly see the flow of his blood there. Fuck. Not on his neck. Stop it, Saera. Control yourself. Kaizer will be angry if you drink from another man.
"You want it here, right? Fine, just don't rip my neck."
Fuck. Why did he come closer to me? At this point, my fangs and thirst are much stronger than my mind.
I didn't warn him because I immediately buried my fangs in his neck.
I'm so thirsty. Is this what happens to me when I use my blood for healing several times?
Even though Idris's blood isn't as delicious as Kaizer's, I can say that it's of very good quality, and many vampires would surely choose it over the blood we drink from pitchers.
"Fuck. Saera, you need to move. I am turning..."
I stopped drinking from him again because of what he said. And I was completely stunned when he started to turn into a wolf. Instead of being scared, like the normal reaction of girls who are just new to this world, I was even able to admire him.
"You're beautiful..."