"My Lord, look at me!" Cion grimaced as he grabbed Hera's shoulders. His hands trembled.
"I..." Hera was stumped.
Cion lowered his head until his forehead touched Hera's shoulder. "Don't leave me... Please... I can't... I'm begging you..."
Warm droplets that soaked onto Hera's shoulder had stopped the hand that was raised to pat the big man's back. It felt like yesterday, this huge man was just at Hera's waist. Now, he was even taller and bigger than Hera.
"Halcion." In firm voice, Hera called him.
Cion flinched but didn't raised his head.
"You are a Grand Duke and the sole heir to Elram Dukedom. You should stand tall and never lower your head..."
Cion fell onto his knees, hugging Hera's waist tightly. "No! That is only your excuse to kick me out!"
Hera's face became hot. Halcion's action just drew many eyes of servant and guards nearby.
"C-Cion!"
Halcion's embrace tightened.
Hera struggled but couldn't break free.
Halcion mumbled as his face buried on Hera's waist. "I'll make you mine... Just you wait and see..."
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"Gah! What the hell is that?" Sirin yelled, throwing her phone away. "It's a BL novel?!"
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She tossed and kicked her blanket away.
"Argh! I can't believe it i just spent my monthly allowance on a BL novel!!
She sat up from the bed, took a deep breath and let out a deep sigh, collecting her mind. Again, she repeated and after a few minutes, her mind calmed again.
"Phew..." She took her phone and plugged in the charger. "I have to get rid of this habit...soon".
She was an ophaned child, bullied by peers, an outcast, but she was used to it.
'used to it'
A term that she held onto, believing that everything will be fine no matter how dark the sky turned out, the ray of light will always brought a colourful rainbow after the rain.
She loved to read, and gradually the habit of spending her part time job savings from her salary on an internet novel stuck onto her. It was a retreat for her after a long hours of working her days at job as she juggled with her studies, reading even just one long chapter gave her a peace of mind. Unlike many youth who spent their time gaming, she spent her only one hour of leisure per day with reading.
If there was no novel to read, she would go to the library and read more on business, literature, social studies, geography, cultivations and so on.
College entrance ceremony had ended a week ago. Now, she was officially a freshmen.
It was early and the library should be opened by now. The class today started at 10 in the morning. She took an early bus at 8 to her college. After her next month salary, she would have enough money to buy a new bicycle and get rid of bus stops.
She leaned onto the bus window and shut her eyes for a moment. The bus last destination was her college, which was an hour away from now. It would be fine to sleep for awhile, she thought to herself.
Something had been rattling for awhile now. Her body swayed back and forth, side to side.
Wham! Her head hit the window panel.
"Ow... Ow..." Sirin rubbed the side of her head and yawned.
It was a little dark and she rubbed her eyes until they adjusted to the dim light. However, she rubbed her eyes a couple of time as she looked outside of the window.
Knock, knock.
"Master, we have arrived at Elram's Dukedom."
For a few second, she gaped.
"Master?" The voice outside called.
"W-wait. Hold on." Sirin yelled. She looked around, noticing that she was not in a bus. And the fancy looking carriage she was in looked like those inside the novel she read in the past.
"Wha...Where?"
Reality struck her as she turned down and looked at her outfit. It was a fancy looking male garment in dark night colour with dazzling cuff and gold buttons.
"This... This is..."
She touched her chest. It was flat with a tight plump. She was bound. She touched down at her pants and sighed in relief.
"...There is nothing there..."
However, the relief was short lived.
"Lord Herald?" A voice called again from outside.
Another reality sank in.