---- 212.


    REBELLIOUS SLAVE SIGRID Theard a louder sob behind me.


    The girl, who hadnt made a scene in front of Drusi, now reeked of fear standing before the danger that was Ss.


    ss, I asked you a question.


    I raised my hands, trying to calm him as I took slow steps toward him.


    He didnt answer.


    He just stared at her like a wild animal ready to devour its prey.


    IfId had any doubts, they were now goneSs wasnt who he pretended to be.


    That submission he showed me was nothing more than a facade.


    T remembered Lucrecias words about his defiance; surviving so many years in the hands of that maniac wasnt something a weak ve could do.


    Not only was his spirit strong despite the wounds on his soul, but the cursed power within him was...


    terrifying.


    [''m talking to you, Ss.


    What are you doing here? I told you to look at me.


    Look at me, damn it! My anger was rising.


    Treached him and cornered him against the doorframe, gripping his jaw tightly, forcing him to meet my gaze despite his towering height and much stronger body.


    ---- Finally, that golden, erratic, crazed eye, full of murderous storms, locked onto mine.


    Despite the mask covering half his face, I felt the other cursed eye obsessively staring at me too.


    I was waiting for you, mydy...


    I was worried since it was sote, he finally spoke, restless, still trying to nce at her.


    Why are you asking about the ve? I think youre getting too bold, Ss.


    I dont owe you any exnations.


    I shot back harshly, feeling like I was holding a ticking time bomb in my hands.


    Were you having fun with her? Is she your new lover? he continued questioning me in a low voice, his gaze flicking back to the girl with ill intent.


    Something deep inside me told me that if I said yes, Ss would kill that girl on the spot.


    Why? Get inside the mansion and wait! I shouted at the ve, who ran into the house.


    My body pressed even closer to Sss tense frame, trapping him between my arms.


    I knew he hated close proximity, but I was the only shield standing between him and that girls certain death.


    The door mmed shut behind her.


    We remained outside, exposed to the cold night, pressed against the dark corner between the wall and the massive door.