The First Time

"So you mean, if Miss Shila were a rabbit, you would have done that?" Liyana focused on a weird point again.

"Who said that! Shut up, you jerk!"

"You could actually try it... trying won't hurt." Liyana chuckled. "Next time, you should secretly blindfold her and see how she reacts..."

"I told you, there won't be any reaction!"

"If you're too embarrassed, do you want me to help you try it first?" Liyana suddenly said, her brain short-circuiting.

"I'll kill you!"

After finally settling down, Moke chased Liyana around the room in exasperation.

Musen and Xia Lun sat around the set-up cauldron, eating. Aina did not have much interest in the food; she only took a small bite of what Xia Lun had served her before sitting silently to the side.

"Aina, aren't you going to eat a little more?" Xia Lun looked back at Aina.

Aina shook her head.

Aina had never been interested in ordinary food. She would occasionally do him the honor of eating what Xia Lun made with his own hands.

Xia Lun suddenly remembered that Aina was a vampire.

But Xia Lun seemed to have never seen her drink blood.

"Then do you want to drink my blood?" Xia Lun asked, driven by some inexplicable impulse.

Aina froze.

Musen stopped his movements, holding his bowl.

Moke and Liyana, who were playing around, also quieted down.

"What's wrong?" Xia Lun spoke up, breaking the surrounding silence.

"No... nothing, it just feels quite surprising." Liyana shook her head. "Uh... if you let Aina drink your blood, will you turn into a vampire?"

"No, unless I actively turn him into my kin," Aina said indifferently, but her crimson pupils hidden under her cloak shrank sharply.

She really had a bold idea.

If she turned Xia Lun into her kin... what would happen?

As the vampire progenitor, she possessed absolute bloodline suppression over her kin.

As long as she turned him into her kin and successfully tamed Xia Lun, her purpose in coming to the human race would seem to be fulfilled... Wait, what was her purpose in coming here again?

But it seemed... she really could give it a try.

Should she do it?

Aina felt a bit conflicted in her heart.

This was not what she had expected. According to her ideal script, she should have defeated Xia Lun openly and honorably, stepped on him, and then made him kiss the tips of her toes to show his allegiance...

Well, if he was unwilling due to his pride as a hero, as long as she could take him under her command, sparing him from these humiliations wasn't impossible. After all, Xia Lun was her boyfriend.

But now, another shortcut presented itself in front of Aina.

"Xia Lun... you're too perverted. I think you just want Aina to bite your neck." Liyana patted Xia Lun heavily on the shoulder.

"Cough... I just thought Aina might get hungry if she doesn't eat." Xia Lun coughed lightly in embarrassment. He himself didn't know why he had made that suggestion just now.

"I'm not hungry." Aina shook her head. As the noble vampire progenitor, she could maintain her current state simply by absorbing magic power, without needing to eat or drink blood.

Aina paused slightly. It seemed that since she was born, she had never drank blood.

Aina's gaze inadvertently glanced at Xia Lun's neck.

It seemed... it looked very delicious.

A sudden urge to drink blood arose in Aina's heart, making her urgently want to leave her teeth marks on Xia Lun's neck and gulp down the boiling red liquid inside.

It was somewhat incredible; she had never encountered a target she actively wanted to suck blood from before.

"The blood of a beloved is the most delicious thing..."

Aina faintly recalled words she had heard from somewhere when she was still in her infancy... Perhaps it was from her parents, or perhaps from some vampire grand duke who knew her parents.

Aina shook her head in slight irritation.

...

Nighttime.

Everyone in the room wrapped themselves in fluffy and soft animal skin blankets and went to sleep.

It was quite quiet around. Moke and Musen were sleeping peacefully. Liyana was snoring rhythmically and not too loudly, which surprisingly sounded quite sleep-inducing.

Aina opened her eyes.

She couldn't sleep.

It had nothing to do with her being a vampire. Her schedule could easily be adjusted to be the same as a human's... Tonight, she just simply couldn't sleep. Streams of heat surged in her body, making her unbearably restless. Her heart was also itching, as uncomfortable as being scratched by a cat.

Aina looked at Xia Lun beside her. Her powerful perception could sense his even breathing.

Aina's gaze slowly shifted to Xia Lun's neck.

Whatever.

If she wanted something, she should just go and take it. Constantly overthinking was not her style.

Xia Lun felt a strange sense of oppression in his sleep. He opened his sleepy eyes—Aina was resting her hands on his chest like a predator.

"Ai..."

Just as Xia Lun opened his mouth in surprise, Aina covered his mouth with her hand.

"Shut up, don't make a sound," Aina said coldly by Xia Lun's ear.

Xia Lun nodded gently. He noticed that the girl on top of him was trembling slightly out of nervousness.

Aina's pupils flashed with red light. Then she opened her mouth, a trace of crystal-clear saliva drawing a thin line between her lips and teeth. Her sharp teeth bit down on Xia Lun's neck, piercing through the blood vessels without any hindrance.

Sweet!

Unimaginable, liquid brimming with surging vitality instantly flooded into her mouth, thick and fragrant, impacting her every sense. The unparalleled deliciousness made her eyes turn slightly hazy, almost making her forget herself.

Xia Lun did not struggle. He reached out and gently patted Aina's back, which rose and fell slightly as she swallowed the blood.

Who knew how long had passed before Aina slowly snapped back to reality, her reason regaining the high ground.

It was a bit of a pity. The moment she pierced his blood vessel, Aina felt it—it was impossible to turn Xia Lun into her kin. There was an invisible power within his body that resolutely resisted her bloodline's corrosion.

Accompanied by a soft sound like mucous membranes parting, Aina released her mouth. Her two small fangs withdrew from Xia Lun's skin, leaving behind two small bloody holes.

Under the effect of her saliva, the bloody holes quickly healed.

For her first time, she seemed to have been a bit too greedy. This guy's blood was very mesmerizing.

Aina lowered her head, not quite daring to look into Xia Lun's eyes. She didn't know how Xia Lun would view her after this... Fear, anger, disbelief—Aina knew that a normal person treated like this would show such emotions.

Aina saw the overflowing gentleness in Xia Lun's eyes.

"Do you want some more?" Xia Lun gently pointed to the side of his neck that had just healed, speaking with a smile.

Aina shook her head.

"Was it good?"

Aina nodded; that was indeed undeniable.

Xia Lun revealed a bright smile. "Don't be polite. Next time you want it, just come again."