Chapter 247 - Blood Mist (2/2)

”But honestly... how the hell did that even work? I know I was tempted by his blood, but is it really this magical?”

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Having broken through, Malene was now invigorated as she stared at Laz, wondering how he did that.

”Don't look at me. You're the one who bit me and swallowed some of my blood. I just helped it along.” Laz didn't know that his blood would have that effect on her, but he understood his body better than anyone else. His blood had always been full of energy and life, so why couldn't he use it to help her advance? Having just made his breakthrough, Laz had felt full of life anyway so he was more than happy to do so. It was just a shame that he knew he couldn't do it over and over again since it did sap a lot of energy from his blood. In fact, had it not been for all of the energy he absorbed from her stone earlier, it would have cost him dearly to do this.

Still though, it was something he would remember in case he needed it for the future. Even at the cost of it, it would still be worth it for it's effect.

”What happened to the left over energy?” Malene had noticed that there was still a good bit left in the air that she couldn't use. Due to her being forced to focus on herself, she didn't know what happened to the leftover and felt bad about wasting it. She was the one who stole it after all.

”Oh, don't worry about that. I made sure to utilize every last drop.”

”Uh. Ok... Don't think that any of this makes up for the years you left us alone though. I haven't fully forgiven you for any of it.” Although Malene was showing an angry expression while speaking, her look was ruined by her flushed red skin and nude body that was within reaching distance from Laz.

Laz nodded his head up and down while putting on a serious face, or at least he tried to. As it happened, his face was actually more scrunched up and just looked stupid, causing Malene to laugh. Even with the years apart, it was almost like nothing had changed.

Seeing her laughing without a care in the world, Laz's heart warmed yet again. Before she could stop him, Laz had grabbed her waist, spun her around and pulled her close. With her back to his c.h.e.s.t, he wrapped his strong arms around her waist while his head gently rested against hers. He took a few deep breaths of her slightly damp hair as she was at a loss to get away.

Noticing that he was simply cuddling her, Malene's tense body relaxed as she moved her right arm up and wrapped it around his neck, pulling him in closer while feeling his warmth.

”I've never forgotten you. Or Kennedy... or anyone. I made excuses to stay away because I'm always running from something. That's not what I want for you. From how I understand it, you all are doing really well right now while I'm just drifting along. I don't want to be the one who drags you down while I'm just a homeless bum.”

”You're not worried you will lose us?”

”Do I even have you?”

”You do. And you're not about to lose us either. Maybe it would be different otherwise, after all, we only spent a week together. But that day that you almost died because of me, I knew that I owed my life to you.”

Laz backed away a bit as Malene turned her body a bit, causing her back to rest on his now propped up leg while her legs were dr.a.p.ed over his other leg. Had they been standing up, it would have looked like he was princes carrying her.

”Ever since we separated, I've been swept up in one thing after another until I ended up finding Kennedy again. She's already made a place for us and takes care of us and we are all doing really well. Even then, I've encountered dozens of guys who would were like leeches, hanging around every minute of the day just trying to get close. But every time I compare them to you, I can't help but despise them. They are nothing but rich little bastards who have had everything handed to them since day one. Compared to them, you have been fighting with your own strength this entire time. And you didn't hesitate to almost give up your life for me. Maybe it was because we were young or maybe just because you've already marked me, but I'm already at the point where I can't forget you even if I wanted to. Women are emotional creatures so don't try to understand it. Just accept it, ok?”

Laz nodded his head, this time with an honest face. Maybe he still didn't understand what kind of an impact he had in her life, but he knew that based on her words, she wasn't going to leave him.

After a few minutes of cuddling, they couldn't help but look around the destroyed room and laugh at the mess. Laz was nervously laughing as though worried that Freya would get pissed while Malene was just amused by how violent they had been. Knowing that they both had things to do still, Malene got out of Laz's embrace and made her way over to her purse while Laz looked to find where his pouch had fallen off. Even if he used the black flames to destroy his clothing, it would take a lot more than that to damage the pouch. He had never tried to see how strong it actually was since he didn't want to damage it, but he knew that it could take a beating.

Just as Laz found his pouch, Malene was already at her purse and started pulling out clothing. Laz watched on in shock as she even pulled out a pair of knee high leather boots.

”How the hell?... wait...”

Seeing his confused face, Malene suddenly remember that she had never mentioned it. Just as she was about to explain it to him, Laz ended up bringing out a pair of jeans and a tee shirt from the tiny hip pouch and suddenly she understood as well.

They couldn't help but laugh at the strangeness of the situation.