Chapter 702. You don’t!
Mauve woke up alert, her memories of the night before flooding her mind. She frowned and slowly sat upright to see Jael sitting on the bed, staring at her. He didn’t look like he had gotten much sleep the night before. Mauve instinctively opened her mouth, ready to ask if he was okay, but she immediately shut it down and rolled out of bed.
"Mauve," Jael called helplessly. He truly was helpless—he didn’t know what to do. He didn’t think he had ever seen Mauve this angry, and whenever they had a problem, she was usually the one to bring an end to it. To say he was at a loss right now was an understatement.
She didn’t respond to his call, just headed for the connecting door. She reached for the handle, and Jael stopped her. Mauve shot him a look. "It is almost time for the first meal, Jael. I have to get ready in time."
She had almost called him "Your Highness." Mauve was infuriated, but she wasn’t that angry, and she could see the broken look on Jael’s face, she couldn’t make it worse. If only he had shared the same sympathy for her. She had told him countless times not to keep anything from her, but to keep something as big as this from her? It would be a little hard for her to get over it so easily.
"I am sorry. I know, and I would tear open my guts right now to show you how sorry I am."
A/N: This is a traditional way vampires apologize for grievous offenses. Erick did this in an earlier Chapter.
Mauve’s eyes widened in horror. The idea of more blood repulsed her. "No, I don’t want that and I heard your apology," she said.
"But you do not forgive me."
"I didn’t say that. I just need some time. It was horrible, what happened. You have no idea how scared I wa—"