Kapitel 168: ---

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"Oh, please." Gyasi straightened, a humorous smile on his lips. "I know you're not so naive. Having immense self-control is one thing, but such a thing does not exist when there is a person of interest to a vampire or serpent. These two races are hyperactive. If you've been attentive enough, you ought to know what goes on in those castle walls."

"I…" I looked away. 

Why would I even be remotely interested in the private lives of those people? Especially with… 

The blood rushed to my cheeks and I nervously laughed. "I just didn't have the attention or time to pay attention to such… aside from that, it's not so severe. A serpent has fancied me and he wasn't as obsessive as you're claiming…" 

Alright. Slin was overbearing the first few times I met him and his struggle to control himself at my insistence had been evident, if not to others, then to me at least.