The Duke's Passion

Chapter 740 The ripple effect.

Silvia let out a deep exhale as she closed the door behind her. She looked back at Cassara's chamber, shaking her head mildly. "I guess she's fine," she whispered. "Since she's speaking nonsense again, there's no need to be worried."

Cassara's ability wasn't that useful in a battle; it was considered very weak in the world of vampires. However, it was also considered a very convenient one. Cassara's ability had protected her from any powerful vampire abilities such as illusions, rewriting of memories (just like Silvia's), and the sort. Even so, just like every ability, there were risks. For Cassara, using her abilities to bring back someone's memories could be fatal. Because Cassara had to see those memories from that person's perspective, feel that person's heart and sufferings, and it would be her memories to carry. The reason Cassara rarely used it was because that was how her mother lost her mind. Cassara's mother allowed the king to use her ability and didn't pick the people she would help, losing her sense of identity in the end. Silvia stared at the shut doors for minutes, thinking about Cassara's ability, which she inherited from her deceased mother. She was relieved that Cassara seemed to have strengthened her will for not cowering in the corner just as Silvia expected before knocking on this very door. "Well... that's good to hear," she whispered, turning on her heel to walk away. "But that's strange. Why do I have to think about my own well-being? It's not like this is the first time Ru hurt me."

Silvia shook her head, tossing the last memory she had with Rufus that night at the back of her head. The pain that Rufus continuously fed her, already numbed her. Therefore, she was almost used to it... or rather, she had learned how to distract herself to forget about the longing and pain she had for that man. "It's not like—" Silvia halted in the middle of the dim hallway, clutching her chest as it throbbed painfully. It was only for a split second, but her back and forehead had already broken out in cold sweats. Her breathing turned heavy as her pupils slowly dilated, feeling her heart race inside her chest. Silvia's lips quivered as it opened, feeling another pang in her heart that froze her on the spot. "What...?" the pain once again struck her, but this time, it crawled under her skin. It was as if thousands of needles were prickling every pore of her body. Her mouth fell open, catching up to her breathing. As her knees trembled, turning soft like tofu, memories she never knew she had surged in her head like a waterfall. It wasn't just one memory, but tons of memories that she was certain had never happened before. "Ah...!" Silvia dropped to her knees, clutching her chest tighter.

"Silvia?" Yulis opened the door wider, furrowing his brows, and cocking his head to the side. "What are you doing here?"

Silvia studied the genuine wonder in Yulis's eyes, and her heart sank that second.

'He... still doesn't remember.'