Obey? Is she a slave now? 

He probably wants the same thing from her .  Huang Qiuyan wants to yell back at him . She's never going to obey him . But when she meets his black eyes again, she chokes on the words . What's happening to her? Why can't she speak? This is different from the time when she would feel his need to have her . She looks into the bond . It's barely there . She can't feel his emotions . How come? 

Fu Sheng senses her tapping into the bond to check on him . The walls around his heart grow thicker . He sends a repelling wave through the bond, making her flinch in pain . "Ow!"

"Huang Qiuyan, you are only my mate in name now . You better learn your position . " His heart-numbing voice enters her ears, making her anxious . She can't explain why she's anxious when she should be afraid of him . There's something not right about him . Was he always like this? She didn't know him for long . She can't sense anger or sadness . She can't sense anything but coldness as if he transformed into a cold stone .  

[Elder Sister, do you care about him?]

Huang Qiuyan furrows her brows . [No, I don't . It's only because of the bond . I am just checking on him because I will die if something happens to him . ]

She's not anxious for him . Why would she be? Rather, it's good . In her mind, he's never been her mate from the beginning . He's just a vampire who kept doing whatever he wanted to do with her using that bond .  

He's finally stepping back . She's relieved, but a corner of her heart is upset . She pushes those feelings away . It's the true bond's effect . It's nothing else .

"Aiken . " Fu Sheng doesn't pay any more attention to the woman sitting on the floor . "Have you sent Klyn to get this punishment?"

Aiken pales . "My King, he hasn't woken up . "

"I see . " Fu Sheng tilts his head thoughtfully . "If he wakes up, send him to me . "

"My king, I will do as you commanded . " Aiken gives him a respectful bow .  

Huang Qiuyan gapes at them, not knowing what to do . She's feeling awkward . She peers at Fu Sheng nervously . The king feels her eyes on him . He turns his face toward her .

"Aiken, a.s.sign someone to teach the way of the vampires to this new convert . Make sure to teach her how to defend herself properly . Train her in magic too . Take care of her every need while she's here . " He pauses for a moment . "And keep her out of my sight during . "

Huang Qiuyan trembles . There's no anger or annoyance . He's not polite or happy either . His tone is monotonous and dead . He's looking at her like she's a job -- a burden for him to bear . It's the same look that her family gave to her whenever she failed or got rejected .

She hates this feeling . Who is he to look at her like she's a burden to him? 

"Why would I stay out of your sight? I need to drink your blood . Thanks to the bond, I can't drink any human's blood . "

She blinks . Why did she say that? Is something wrong with her head? She rejected that man . She can't ask him to feed her . She can't drool for his blood .

Aiken and Han look away . They are certainly at the wrong place at the wrong time . Between mates, drinking blood is an intimate matter . They are witnessing what they shouldn't be witnessing . Why these two just don't argue where they can't hear or see?

Unperturbed, Fu Sheng replies to her, "That won't be a problem anymore . "

"What do you mean?" She raises her brow . "Human's taste like c.r.a.p . Do I have to kill my taste buds each time I drink someone else's blood?"

He takes a step toward her . His aura is suddenly dangerous . She purses her lips . Bow? She will never bow to anyone . If she is forced to lower her head again due to his pressure, she will look up again .  

He's standing too close . She inhales his scent . Like the last time, it's not strongly infiltrating her nose . But the scent is still delicious and arousing . She wants to bite him again .  

[Elder Sister, you are doing it again . ]

Huang Qiuyan's senses come back .  She scowls at him .  

"The blood belonging to other creatures won't taste abnormal again . " He tells her quietly, "Aiken will show you the options . If you don't like it, you can come to me . Since you are still my mate, I will give you my blood during your stay here . "

His voice trails off . A tint of sorrow escapes through his tone . Huang Qiuyan's heart twinges with pain . Then, the pain disappears again . She finds Fu Sheng walking away from her, not looking back once .

Han gives a nod to Aiken and leaves . He follows after the king .

[Elder Sister, you are a shameless woman . Even a system like me won't ask blood from the person I have rejected . Why do you seek death so much? You would have died if you weren't his mate . ]

She lets out a sigh . What's the name of the complicated feeling in her heart? 

[Xiao Chun Dan, I want to level up So, that I can leave this world and find that bond breaker . Find out how to gain points in a short time . I will do any method . ]

[I will look into it . ]

Aiken walks to her .  Aiken outstretches his hand toward her and smiles . "Lady Huang, shall I show you your room?"

Huang Qiuyan notices the change of address . The tone is different too . It's more polite than respectful . She shrugs her shoulder . This is better . "Yes, thank you . "

She will also try being polite to these vampires except for Fu Sheng .  Why? She dislikes him a lot .  What a bothersome man! She can't wait to break the last of the bond between them .