The fake wants to leave

“Tia. Come sit beside me.”

“…Do I have to sit right beside you?”

“I thought you’d run away again if you aren’t by my side. I want to stop looking for you. I’m tired.”

“All right.”

Tia timidly approached Charlize and plopped down beside her.

They both could feel the touch of the hard mattress.

‘Sister only likes soft beds, because she was used to only luxury items. But now.’

She’s sitting on a hard bed like this.

Tia slowly turned her head and observed Charlize’s side profile.

Charlize’s black wavy hair flowed down to her waist, and her golden eyes, which shone softly under her black eyelashes, were still mysterious.

Tia gulped down her saliva when she saw Charlize’s appearance.

I want to.

I want to touch Sister.

“Hey, you know what Sister?”

Tia tried to have a normal conversation with Charlize to shake off this impulsive mind.

Charlize turned her head in the direction of Tia to listen to her.

“Say it.”

“That… you hated me. Do you still hate me?”

No, that’s not what I wanted to ask.

Tia wanted to bite her mouth off.

What the hell was she even asking?

Tia glanced at Charlize’s reaction, regretting it inwardly.

Charlize shook her head from side to side at Tia’s question.

“No. I don’t hate you. You are just annoying.”

“Do you really not hate me?”

“Yes. I don’t hate you, so please don’t run away from me.”

Tia thought her heart would burst out at Charlize’s unexpected answer.

‘I’m such a fool. I’m getting all giddy for Sister who’s been through a lot because of me.’

Tia felt excited and sorry at the same time.

If she hadn’t run away and took care of her sister, she wouldn’t have looked as depressed as she is now.

She even felt guilty for no reason.

Tia narrowed her brows and placed her hand carefully on Charlize’s pale hand.

“Sister, I will never be away from you from now on. Never. So, sister, don’t think about scary things.”

Tia already knew that Charlize had attempted suicide after her mother died.

Perhaps she is the only one in the Duke of Rebecca who knows that.

That’s why Tia ran away.

Whenever Charlize saw her, she just wanted to jump out the window to follow her mother.

So Tia ran away to save Charlize.

She never meant anything bad.

That’s all.

Everyone sees her as a bad person and doesn’t look at what’s inside, so she always shows this impoverished face.

Tia continued to watch Charlize’s melancholy figure from the side.

She wanted to save her precious sister, but what came back was the instability of not being able to protect her sister.

In addition, she ran away because she thought it would be better to run away because she happened to fall into the temptation of her exclusive maid, Ellie.

To save Charlize.

That was all.

But how she looks now.

It wasn’t what Tia wanted.

A blunt face without any emotion. Pursed lips that don’t go up at all except when she laughs.

The golden eyes that look at her as if they were observing her every move.

Tia sighed and spoke to Charlize.

“Sister. Why did you try to die a while ago? What if you really died?”

“Unlike you, I’m just used to death.”

“Why are you used to it……?”

Are you trying to die to follow mother again like you used to?

Tia could not hide her anxiety. Her blue eyes trembled.



“There was a reason to die.”

Only when I die can I go back to reality.

Charlize couldn’t bear to say the following words.

It was obvious that Tia would not understand what she meant anyway, and that she would treat her as a crazy person.

And, it would be more annoying if the male protagonists came to know it.

‘Let’s put these thoughts away for a while.’

Charlize answered roughly and turned her head away from Tia.

Charlize, looking at the shining moonlight outside the window, thought for a moment.

I need Lua to make me feel at home.

It would be nice to have Lua, who was comfortable to be with and only listens to her words and keeps up with her acts next to her.

“Lua,” Charlize murmured involuntarily.

Tia’s face stiffened when she heard the little murmur from Charlize.

Who’s that?

The question that came to Tia’s mind rolled around for a long time.

“Sister, I think it’s too late. Let’s go to bed.”

“Yes. Let’s sleep.”

It was when Tia was about to stand up from the bed.

“Where are you going? You should sleep with me.”

“…with you?”

Charlize grabbed Tia by the wrist and made her sit next to her again.

“Of course. You said you would be by my side. How many times do I have to tell you to understand?”

“Then, Sister and I are sleeping in the same bed?”

“Yeah. Why? You don’t you like it?”

“No, I like it.”

What a strange child.

Charlize felt ironic at the sight of Tia, who looked at a loss as she looked at her.

Maybe because she was traumatised by Charlize’s torment.

How unfortunate.

‘But I’m jealous because it’s better than my dog’s life.’

As Charlize told Tia to go to bed, Tia carefully laid down beside her.

“Good night.”

“You too.”

Tia’s heart was about to burst.

She had a hunch that she might not be able to sleep tonight.

On the other hand, Charlize quickly fell asleep because of fatigue.

Tia glanced at her sister’s sleeping face and closed her eyes slightly.



***



When the deep night came to the island of the sick, Lua and Ian wandered around at night like demons.

Lua was very worried about Charlize, but he couldn’t go to her because she had ordered him not to find her. All he could do was stomp his foot in anxiety.

“Father, if you are worried about Charlize, go meet her.”

“No. I can’t go meet her until Charlize calls me.”

Ian asked, looking at Lua pitifully.

“Since when did Father listen to humans so well?”

“I didn’t know I’d be swayed by humans like this, either.”

“It’s a very rare sight indeed.”

“However, Ian, for what purpose did you become a demon hunter and come to find me?”

Ian remained silent for a moment when Lua asked the question that caught him off guard.

“I just came to congratulate my father because I heard you were released from the seal.”

“And.”

Lua stared hard at Ian and asked again.

“How can you really kill my dear contractor Charlize, Ian?”

“But it was Charlize who wanted to die. Plus, I can become a human being if I drink Charlize’s blood. Indeed, the power of the demon running through my body is slowly fading. Human beings are truly a novelty.”

At Ian’s words, Lua stopped walking and looked at Ian, narrowing his brows.

“What did you just say? The power of the demon slowly drained away?”

“Yes. The demon’s power is slowly slipping away, after drinking the blood of Charlize.”

“It doesn’t make sense.”

“What do you mean?”

Lua couldn’t bear to tell the truth that Charlize was lying.

It was because it was one of the demon’s duties to respect whether the contractor lied or cheated.

“Father. Don’t you think Charlize seems to be a very special person? She is the only human being who can turn a demon into a human being with her blood, even though she is more evil than the Great Devil.”

“……I agree with that.”

Ian walked leisurely past Lua.

Lua didn’t look happy because he didn’t like the fact that Ian seemed interested in Charlize.

‘Charlize, I’ll be there whenever you call me.’

Lua and Ian came to find Charlize’s sister. But Charlize was the most important to him.

Please, call me. Charlize.

It was when Lua was desperate for Charlize’s call.

-Lua. -Lua.

Charlize’s whisper fell into Lua’s ear.

“Ian.”

Lua called Ian hastily.

Ian turned back with questioning eyes.

“Patrol this island on your own. I think Charlize has called me.”

“Oh, I’ll go, too. Father.”

“No. Charlize wants to meet me. I don’t want you to come with me, Ian.”

Ian looked stunned by Lua’s absurd remarks.

He couldn’t believe his father acts like a dog wagging his tail in front of his owner.

As expected, Charlize is really amazing.

But Ian nodded, saying, “I understand.”

Then Lua disappeared in an instant.

He went to the place where Charlize, his contractor, called him by teleportation.

Ian looked at the place where Lua disappeared for a long time.

“Even the Great Devil is possessed by human beings. It’s really interesting.”

Ian turned around again and began patrolling the island as his father said.

All night long.



***


Lua was teleported to a room in a house where Charlize was staying.

The black light wrapped around Lua as he appeared next to Charlize.