Chapter 47: Mine
Victor caught her limp body as she collapsed and sat on the ground-hugging her. He couldn't believe that he made her consume the soul crystal that he gained after killing his father. He pulled back and observed her bewitching face which made him lose his mind, he admitted that he was attracted to her beauty, but the fact that made him want to have her to himself was her heart which helped a stranger during his crisis. Maybe she did it out of sympathy but it was not that simple for him to receive someone's genuine care. He laughed at himself realizing how pathetic he must have come out to her, but he didn't regret it, he fed her soul crystal so that she could live with him for more time. It worked just like immortality making her not age.
He caressed her face and kissed her lips, she was his now, the only thing that scared him now was her possibility of hating him, his pupils shook by just the mere thought of it, he hugged her tightly, her warmth soothed his damaged soul, filling gaps inside his empty heart.
Victor pleaded with a longing tone "Please don't leave me, love, I don't want to return to my past self"
For the first time in his life tears rolled on his chin "I will go insane if you leave me, I don't understand my thoughts, the only thing I know is I must stay with you"
Victor's mind was in chaos, the warmth that he never experienced made him weak, his years-long of loneliness made him take drastic steps to save the only happiness he found, he also thought about killing her other male so that she could only belong to him, desperation made him think all sorts of things.
As he was struggling with his thoughts, a subtle disturbance outside the cave caught his attention. He laid Lyra on the ground and got up from his place to check it. When he reached the entrance he saw the figures of eagle beastmen who were trying to kill him, this was bad, he was not alone now and didn't want them to find Lyra inside the cave, so deliberately he moved away from the cave to mislead the enemies. The eagle beastmen heard the sound of someone moving and followed after that. After they reached it they started searching the area. Victor concealed himself behind the tree and attacked them one by one and killed five eagle beastmen.
Then surveyed the surroundings before going to the cave. As he entered the cave, he froze in his steps realizing that his love was not there anymore. His eyes turned into slits emitting a dangerous aura in the cave. He touched the place where she was sleeping and narrowed his eyes when he caught the scent of a wolf beastman. "He dares separate her from me?"
He clenched his fists "My love, Wait for me, I'll return to you"
Then he turned into his vulture form and soared the sky flying in the direction of stray beasts' territory.