Everyone's gaze turned almost simultaneously toward the vampire beside me. He himself seemed as if his soul had suddenly left his body, incredulously examining his own body, tainted by evil, that had been baptized by excruciating pain.
Hue forcefully suppressed his anger. "Thank heavens, he restrained himself, otherwise, my daughter wouldn't even have made it to twenty-six before perishing! And Lionel, after enduring five days of torment, if it weren't for Renata's timely rescue, his bloodline would have completely ruptured, and he would have bled to death!"
The hand on my shoulder retracted as if shocked. Lionel looked at me as if I were a monster, his beautifully shaped lips parting slightly without uttering a word.
Yet, his eyes told me he suddenly had much to say to me, but then fell silent again.
This strange, hesitant expression made me wonder if he had suddenly remembered something.
