Bab 713: Stop me

'I… I'm scared...'

"Then say it." Samael urged under his breath, making Lilou's brows elevate.

"Pardon?"

"Say you are scared. Don't keep it in your head." He bumped his forehead against hers mildly. "I can hear you."

"Huh...?" It took her a moment before realization dawned on her. That very second, his words previously regarding wanting to know her thoughts by drinking her blood crossed her head. He mentioned it in passing on their way to the border, but she didn't dwell on it. 

But now...

Lilou's complexion instantly turned white at the realization. Her brain shut down briefly, looking up at him with an open mouth. 

'No...' she whispered in her head only to hear his voice in her head saying, 'yes.'