The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 91

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The second night since the mating bond was initiated, Draven found himself staring at the human in his bed once more.

He was clad in his sleeping robe and intending to sleep, but this time, he said something else to himself.

‘It’s my bed and it’s only right to sleep in it.’

He climbed to his bed after taking his robe off. At this point in time, he was done questioning himself. He decided to go with the flow and kept his mind blank from thinking anything and drawing any more conclusions.

‘If this is what helps her get better…’

He held her in his arms, pulling her close to his warm body just like the previous night and closed his eyes while holding her frail body as if to protect her. He could not deny it felt better to sleep like this and he felt the urge to hold her even tighter. His heart remained unstable just like the night before.

He exhaled deeply and simply let things go.

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When he woke up the next morning, bright sunlight had filled the entire chamber once more. This time, he was no longer startled, even sighing as he had accepted this unwelcome change to his sleeping habit. He was about to sit up when he felt the movement of head on his arms.

‘Movement?’

As the realization hit him, he lowered his head to look at that small head crowned with rich mahogany hair that was… snuggling against his chest.

It was as if the world stopped when the human in his arms tilted back her head to gaze up at his face.

Emerald green eyes met with his red ones. They were like brilliant gemstones from up close, as if they were the purest crystals in existence. To call them beautiful was simply an understatement.

She was blinking sleepily, her eyes half-lidded as if she was yet to recognize her situation. Draven didn’t expect her to wake up like this, as he thought she would remain unconscious for a few days more.

And then her entire body stiffened.

She was in the middle of letting out a yawn when she belatedly realized who was next to her. Her eyes widened in panic, but before Draven could say a word, she passed out in his arms.

Draven was as shocked as Ember because he didn’t expect her to wake up so soon, much less in this situation. Not like he was used to waking up with a lady in his arms. Worse, she had the nerve to faint as soon as she saw him!

He sighed and looked at the unconscious girl once more. ‘I was just trying to help you survive. Ungrateful human.’

As he sat up, he found himself checking if her breaths were even. He then had his fingers trace her cheeks, going down along the curve of her neck, where he found a beautiful crimson blossom in place of where his bite mark should have been.

‘A flower?’

His forehead creased in confusion. He had heard before that a mark would appear on the mates of the descendants of divine beasts, but he knew it would be some kind of rune or symbol of that race. Why did a red flower appear on her skin? He moved away from her as gently as he could and covered her with a blanket.

“Erlos!” he called.

Upon hearing his master’s call, Erlos entered the chamber with a bright smile.

The young elf was mostly idling outside the King’s chamber due to Draven starting his mornings later than usual. It was a pleasant change, one he was more than ready to embrace.