56 Even if you were human (1/2)

She straightens her back and looks at him bravely. ”This is the first reason. I have to shut my mouth when you say so. I have to speak when you say so. This is not how it should be. I don't want to be with a vampire who is a dictator.”

Fu Sheng cocks his head and eyes her silently. She waits for him to say something or get offended. He's not showing a scary expression. She is even more annoyed.

”The second reason is that you aren't a human. I don't like your job either. Is King even a job? All the vampires are insane except the purebloods and me. So, you are the King of survivors. You don't even have a proper job.”

She pauses again, looking at his perfectly sculpted face. ”Let me remind you. In the apocalyptic world, you can't earn with your face.”

Why would he marry a guy who is devastatingly beautiful? He's too perfect for her taste.

She furrows her brows. She didn't know that she had a taste in men. Why does she have so many fickle thoughts?

”I hate you the most because of the bond. I hate this. I hate feeling this way toward you. I hate that I can't control these feelings that are not mine. If you want me, I want you. It's the same for you, isn't? I don't want to be a person because of some magical link between us. You wouldn't see me if there was not a bond between us. A man like you would never have given me another glance if I didn't turn into a vampire or if there wasn't a bond. Even the feelings are fake. You desire me because of the crazy bond.”

Exasperated, Fu Sheng crosses his arms. If it was someone else, he would have sent that vampire to the deepest pit of hell.

He releases a deep breath, keeping his face unreadable. She will get scared if he shows any anger.

The bond usually helps true mates recognize each other faster and develop the relationship. It's a catalyst for what is meant to be.

”This bond is a curse.” She lowers her voice when he looks at her. ”I want to be freed of this curse.”

To be freed... Was her true wish before she turned into a vampire? A convert has to die before they turn into a vampire. The human heart is stopped by the parent vampire and awakened as a vampire's heart by the same parent vampire. Killing the human might not be a choice for a vampire, but turning the human into a vampire is a choice because the bitten human must be fed blood of the vampire. The parent vampire becomes responsible for the new convert.

That's how things used to be.

But it's not the same for the new vampires. A bite is enough to infect the human and turning the human into a vampire.