Dream Star

Lila"s arms made its way around his neck, and he felt her lips there in seconds. Drinking from his arm would be faster, but she still chooses to do it like this. His wife he doesn"t want this to happen again. "Nnnnngh. .."

Haruka looked over at Eita, "Isn"t she drinking too much? Is that okay?"

"Well, she does need to replenish her blood. Just let her, you don"t mind, right?"

"I don"t," he trailed off and caressed the girl"s hair. She is so precious to him, how could he let her get hurt again? For the next few minutes, all is heard is the sound of Lila drinking his blood. At some point, Eita placed another tube onto Lila"s arm. But the girl who was drinking from him didn"t notice.

Eventually, Lila, let"s go of him, "Ah." It took her a moment to realize what she had done. Her cheeks burned red in shame, but he shook his head.

"Do you feel better?"

A shy nod.

Haruka cupped her cheeks indeed to see the color had returned to her face. She didn"t look as pale as she did earlier. He traced her lips with his fingers, wiping away the stray bits of blood. "Wife, I"m glad you"re better."

Lila nodded again without looking at him.

He looked at her puzzled, "Why is she so shy?"

"That must be a first for her, drinking your blood for so long."

Is that it? He didn"t think she would become this shy and obedient. It puzzled him.

Eita stood up, "I"ll fetch some things. You two stay put here, and please don"t open the door."

Haruka understood why he rushed out of the store with Lila. People have probably heard. He"s already given Myou instructions on how to deal with these cases, though. So, Haruka expected the news to be suppressed. Haruka nodded and watched as Eita left the room, leaving him alone with his wife. He picked the girl up and brought her back to the bed in the next room.

But she wouldn"t let him go. "Wife?"

"I feel nervous...um," Lila kept looking down. "Hubby…."

Why is she so shy about this? She"s drunk his blood before. Sure it wasn"t as long as this, and they had an audience this time. So it was hard to be intimate. But still, Lila seems incredibly embarra.s.sed.

Why…

"Um, you towards me…"

A knowing ah escaped his lips. Right, she can read his thoughts when she drinks. He almost forgot about that. So, that"s why she is acting shy and bashful like this.

His haze softened, what an innocent girl. No matter what they do, she still remains like this. Still remains innocent, "Is there a problem with my thoughts, my wife?"

"N--not a problem, but," she stammered. "You don"t have to think of me all the time."

"Are you telling me you don"t do the same?"

"T--that"s not it, I do think about you a lot. But just uh," Lila was struggling with her words. He found it cute. For a while now, she"s been slightly more confident around him. He likes that side of her too. However, seeing her like this, acting like an adorable girl, is still the best.

Haruka cupped her cheeks again and leaned closer until his lips brushed against hers. Lila seemed startled and panicked. Causing soft laughter to pa.s.s his lips. "Relax wife. I won"t do anything even if you seduce me this time."

"W--what are you talking about stupid..." she kept her head low. "I"m very sorry for ruining our date."

He shook his head, "It"s okay, I"m happy and as I thought. The dress looks good on you."

At that comment, Lila looked down at her clothes and panicked. "Uh, we have to..."

"Relax, I asked Myou to pay. I didn"t just run off with the dress and you. Although, I"m half tempted to take you away and bring you to a place where n.o.body can lay their hands on you."

At that comment, his wife, who was already shy and embarra.s.sed, turned redder. She"s so fun to tease. Haruka laid her down on the bed and tucked her in. "Okay, wife, I won"t tease you anymore. Rest for a bit."

"Can we talk for much longer?"

"I"ll stay right here by your side," Haruka laid down beside her. Lila snuggled into his chest, and he wrapped his arms around her. He made sure the blanket was covering his wife. "Lila, next time I do something stupid. Please tell me."

Laughter escaped the girl"s lips, "Then, do you need me to remind you every single day now?"

Haruka sighed, "Hey, am I that bad?"

Lila paused to think, and he sighed. Geez, he really has been doing stupid things. "I"m sorry, Lila, it won"t happen anymore. I"ll make sure nothing happens."

"Then, how do you plan to deal with Sophia?"

"The situation with her is very complicated. But please don"t intervene in it. She"s very dangerous. I think you know that already, however, you have no idea how scary she can get. I know your strong wife. However, that woman will use whatever means she can to break us apart," Haruka trailed off. His gaze darkened as he recalled what happened before. She would use whatever means, even if it means risking her own life in the process. That"s how serious things are. "Back then, she managed to break us up successfully."

"I understand hubby," Lila nodded. "But I want you to be careful. That woman isn"t normal."

So, even Lila noticed it. Sophia isn"t normal anymore. She isn"t visibly crazy like Rosalia. But, it"s because she is so calm all the time and acts normal, that makes her the most dangerous person. Even Zane told him to be more careful with his actions. Even Zane seems to be wary of Sophia. Now that Haruka thought about it, in the years he spent apart from Sophia. He doesn"t know what kind of life, what kind of people and connections she has made.

What sort of dangerous things did she get involve him without him there to restrain her? He gently kisses her lips. "Wife, wife. I"ll be fine if you give me some power every day."

"Power?"

"Yeah, power."

Lila leaned forward and kissed him back, "Like this, hubby?"

"Mmm, that was nice."

"I want to make you happier, hubby. Can I?"

Sensing the change in mood, Haruka drew back from her. However, Lila changed their positions until she was on top of him. "Wife?"

"I love you a lot Haruka. But I have some evil thoughts about you."

"Bad thoughts?"

"Yes," Lila nodded. "Bad thoughts," she traced her fingers on his face before he felt her move downwards towards his exposed skin. "I want to possess you…and make sure you"re not looking and thinking about anyone other than me."

His gaze softened at her words, "Well, isn"t it the same for me?"

"No, this is different. Sometimes I"m scared, I love you so much, and I want everything about you to be mine. What if I hurt you one day?"

Haruka immediately understood what she meant by those words. "Wife, you can do anything to me."

"Sometimes, I want to do whatever I want. But then, I stop because I realize if I do so, I"d lose you."

"What are you afraid about? Do you think I"d leave you?"

Lila nodded, "Yes. I know you love me, Haruka, but didn"t Kiryu love me too? He still left me at the end of the day."

The main reason Kiryu left Lila was because of him, though. If Lila knew that, would she leave him? Haruka didn"t hesitate to tell her the truth. But even then, the girl"s expression remains unchanged. "Ah-huh, I knew that."

She what? She knew, and yet she remained with him. Haruka raised his eyebrows, "Is she joking?" No Lila isn"t the type to joke around with serious matters like this.

"Hah, you must really love me, wife."

"That"s true. It"s because I already loved you, that"s why even when I found out. I decided to stick by your side."

He didn"t expect an actual response. His gaze fell on the girl who wore a serious expression. Haruka caressed her cheeks. "Wife, when this compet.i.tion ends. You"re taking a short break, let"s go on our honeymoon. Let"s relax and have time for ourselves."

Her gaze softened at his words, "I"d like that. But, before we go, we have to clear up everything that"s happening here. Zane, Rosalia, and Sophia. Those three have secretly been…"

"Sssh," he mumbled. "It"s fine. I"ll deal with it."

"No, it"s gotten to the point where I can"t leave it to you, Haruka. I know your reliable, but those people I don"t want to show mercy on them anymore. I"ll take action from now on."