Chapter 11: Blood Refinement Path
[Like that, your detained life started once again.]
[The silver of hope you held when Selena rescued you, the faint belief that things might get better, was shattered quickly. Your life of imprisonment continued, only in a different place... a more beautiful cage.]
[And now, instead of Lilith beside you at night, it was Selena. And instead of just sleeping, your nights were spent in endless lovemaking.]
[In this new place, there were servants around you, but they did nothing except fulfill your requests and tend to your basic needs. They neither asked questions, nor gave answers. They were just there.]
[Time passed like that. Selena only appeared at night, her arms always hungry, her gaze always intense. And as soon as morning came, she would leave again, disappearing outside somewhere, never explaining where.]
[You returned, as if on instinct, to your so-called useless training. Repeating movements, pushing your body — anything to stop your mind from cracking further.]
[Again and again, you asked her about your younger sister — about Lilith. But Selena never answered. And neither did anyone else in the mansion.]
[More time passed. Eventually, being with Selena at night stopped being something enjoyable. It just became a chore.]
[Two months later, maybe because she pitied you... or maybe for reasons she didn’t speak of, Selena broke from the usual routine.]
[For once, she didn’t come to find you at night. She came during the noon.]
[Her smile was easy and bright as she approached, and she said: Guess what I found?]
[You weren’t in the mood for her games. So you simply stared at her in silence. And so, she clicked her tongue and added: Tsk. You’re no fun.]