Hellbound Heart

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Elle could not sleep.

Her mind was thinking about nothing but the things she had read from that book. She had found out that sexual relationships between vampires and humans were forbidden. And the reason was not something simple either. It was actually so shocking to her that even until now, disbelief was still gripping her mind.

According to the book, vampires and humans cannot mate because if that happens... the human would die and there was no remedy for that. It was said in the book that it had been that way ever since ancient times.

She was unable to finish the book yet, so she was very curious about what information she would find more in there. She had made sure not to let Sebastian see her reading that book. For now, she had decided not to let him know. Though she had a lot of questions – burning questions – that were bugging her deeply right now, and making her want to run over and ask him immediately, Elle thought that she should at least read through the entire book and have a better grasp on the information in there before telling or asking him about it.

"What's wrong? Is something bothering you?" Sebastian's velvet voice echoed in the dim light.

Elle turned and looked up at him. This man had now turned so very attentive to her every movement. And sometimes, it was even like he had an eye on his back. She was honestly not repulsed by his behavior, but she was just a little overwhelmed by all his attention. She had initially thought that everything would eventually go back to how it was before but that obviously did not happen. Even after several days had already passed.

As much as she was enjoying the attention from him, it made her wonder if he was doing this due to his guilt over what had happened to her. Or was he going to continue being like this until her throat was better?

She did not want to think about all these. She wanted to believe that this husband of hers right now did not turn into the perfect husband she needed during these times just because of his guilt. But... Elle knew she was not quite prepared to handle the emotional and mental blow if her speculation ended up being wrong in the end. So, she decided to settle on the safer side. At least for now.

A soft, reassuring smile tugged at the corner of her lips. Letting him know that everything was fine.

He only continued to stare at her. His grey eyes brightened even through the dim lighting of their room.

"Do you want me to fetch the wolf?" he asked.

Elle shook her head. And then she tugged at his arm, wanting him to lie next to her instead. She had gotten used to this already. Her, not using her voice to communicate what she wanted to say.

Lines formed between his brows but eventually, he gave in. "Fine. I'll lie next to you until you're asleep."

Upon stretching out beside her and lying down, Sebastian grabbed her hand and placed it on top of his abdomen. Elle quickly realized from the way he was behaving and positioning himself, that he was trying to become Snow's substitute tonight. She used to put an arm around Snow's body when she sleeps.

Looking at his flawless side profile and the silhouette of his thick and indecently long lashes, Elle unconsciously licked her lips.

"Sleep." He reminded her strictly without turning to look at her.

But lord... she just could not make herself obey those words. It seemed that he truly was right when he had made the decision to sleep on the couch instead of sharing the bed. Because right now, she was quickly feeling it in her body and heart, where there was a temptation to want to throw caution into the air to turn naughty and disobedient.

It had been... days since they had slept together. Was it more than a week already? Or perhaps close to two weeks?

Lord... no wonder she was starting to...

He suddenly moved and the next thing she knew, he was spooning her from the back. The feel of his hard body, his comforting warmth... his unique delicious male scent... Lord help her! How on earth was she ever going to fall asleep now?

Letting out a quiet sigh, Elle shifted slightly to find a more comfortable spot. Not that she was not comfortable already. She was simply trying to distract herself from going down the rabbit hole.

But her movement earned a 'tsk' from Sebastian. She could not quite tell if that sound was even a bad thing as Elle could not even feel a tinge of worry or anything similar when she heard it.

In the next moment, he let out a quiet groan. His hand had crept up and cupped the front of her neck from behind and whispered heavily. "Last warning, Izabelle." His voice was so... deep and hoarse it sent ripples shooting down her spine. And it was not just that. She finally noticed something hot and hard brushing against her. "Sleep." He said firmly before letting go of her as if he had realized spooning her was a bad idea.

She turned around to face him. He was already laying flat on his back. His eyes tightly squeezed closed.

Realizing how hard he was trying to behave himself, Elle secretly took a deep breath to clear her mind and really try to sleep as he wanted her to. But she soon found herself staring at him again until her gaze somehow ended drifting down to his neck.

She was immediately reminded of what she had read. That vampires bite on each other on the neck while they were having sex. The image of another woman biting him there flashed in her mind.

And before she realized what she was doing, Elle suddenly found herself pressing her lips to the side of his neck.