When A Ghoul Falls In Love

Eli doesn't stop crying. Instead, he makes sure to cry louder. 

I am sure that he wants to prove how I am bullying him in front of his father. As for his father, he's watching his son with widened eyes.

A crowd is standing outside. Since all of them have pink eyes, I assume that they are Eli's siblings. Belinda is also there. A tall woman, dressed in a long velvety blue dress, joins them. Her sharp blue eyes narrow down on me. Her lips curl up into a sneer. 

I am not liked by some people. 

"Is Fourth Brother crying?"

"That's what it looks like."

"He didn't even cry when he was a child."

"I don't think he cried even when he was born."

"Is he crying for Voss?"

"No way!"

"Why not?"

Belinda opens her mouth. "I think it's related to Sister-in-law."

I pretend not to notice the eyes. 

"Why are you crying?" Eli's father finally composes himself and asks. 

"She wants to break up with me." He points his index finger at me. "Father, what will I do if she breaks up with me?"

His face is tearstained, mucous on his upper lips. He trembles when he sobs like an abandoned concubine in the cold palace. I release my breath. Should I rethink about marrying him? "Maybe I should break up with you."

I shouldn't have said that. 

Eli freezes on the spot with his finger still pointing at me. He blinks his eyes, beads of his tears roll down on his face. His lips are slightly parted as if he's struggling to speak. Devil Cat steps out of Eli's l.a.p. 

"The human doesn't want to marry you." Eli's father smiles brightly. "She must have given up on you after coming here. I will send her to the kitchen. Let's have a feast tonight."

I am sure that the feast would be me. 

"A feast?" Eli's brother licks his lips. His eyes sparkle. "I want her liver."

"Eyes." Another young man says, "Heart should be given to Fourth Brother since he seems heartbroken."

"I am fine with a leg." 

"Boo--" The boy suddenly stops speaking. As I turn my head toward the crowd, Eli grabs my arm and pulls me toward him.

"Why do you want to break up with me?" He cups my face. "Do you not like my family?"

"I don't dislike them." I crease my forehead. I don't even know everyone in his family but they seem to like the idea of eating me for dinner. 

"It must be my father." He grimaces at his father. "Can I disown you?"

His father blanches. "You want to disown me for this human."

"Yes," He replies in a beat. "You welcomed us with soldiers."

"Whatever!" His father hisses, "You can't marry your food."

"She's not my food." He wraps his arms around me, pressing my face on his c.h.e.s.t. I can't move at all. "You should disown me, Father. I don't like your conditions. I want to marry this woman now. She might change her mind again."

I am tired. Should I tell him that I didn't mean it? I promised him that I won't leave him. His father is here. I can't even hug him to pacify him.

"Son, she's our food." His father emphasizes each word. "Food is meant to be eaten. What you are feeling for her is how a creature feels for food." 

I guess I am not the only person in the world who finds this ghoul exasperating. His father isn't saying illogical words. I won't marry tofu even if I like eating it. 

"Father, what do you know?" Eli raises his voice. "You don't know how I feel when she touches my manhood."

Wait.

"Earlier, she taught me how to masturbate."

"We almost did it!" He shouts, "But your spawns had to interrupt!" 

Damn it! 

"I was going to lose my v.i.r.g.i.n.i.t.y." Eli's voice cracks. "She was going to ride me."

Since my body is covering his crotch, I slip my hand inside his pants and grab his manhood. Clenching my teeth, I squeeze it hard. Eli's body becomes stiff. He doesn't move; however, he doesn't release me either. 

Let's see if he can speak now. 

"Wife, are you horny?" He puts his hand on the back of my head. His voice is neither low nor loud. But I am sure that everyone heard him. "You are touching me there again. Does it mean that you don't want to break up with me?"

I slump my shoulders and sigh. I give up.

"It's time for dinner," His father mutters. Silence descends. Then, the door closes and Eli releases me. My hand is still inside his pants.

"When I said that you deserve better, I didn't mean that I want to break up with you," I say slowly for his dumb head. "I meant that you deserved to be with a cheerful woman."

"The deserving person is none other than the person I want to be with." He beams at me. "And I want you."

That's what he thinks now. What do we know about the future? His family doesn't want me to be his wife for sure. I take a deep breath. "I already promised that I won't leave you. So, you shouldn't feel insecure about it. If you ever want to leave me, I won't mind it. If you want to eat me for real, that's also fine. Don't beat yourself for it."

He's a ghoul. If his instincts take over, it can't be helped. I pull my hand out of his pants. Devil is stretched out on the bed, watching us with his bored eyes.

"It's true that I think about the ways I can eat you." Eli glances at my hand and mumbles solemnly, "I want to eat you in different positions."

Different positions? Is it a ghoul thing?

Batting his eyes, he takes my hands and utters with a lively voice, "Wife, hurry and teach me how to p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e you in different positions."

"..."

I can't deal with this ghoul.