Chapter 272: Selene Would Rather Control Luke Than Share Him!

Her gaze remained on Luke’s face before slowly moving over his body.

’He had changed so much.’

’He had grown taller, while his hair and physique had also undergone significant changes.’

’And now...’

’He had become even more handsome than before.’

Of course, that didn’t matter much to her.

As she had seen even more beautiful people throughout her life.

For her, Luke is Luke.

Yet despite that, a faint sadness remained in her heart.

’He had changed so much...’

And she hadn’t been there to witness any of it.

At first, Selene had thought that bringing Luke to the academy would only make him feel inferior.

After all, every student and professor there was among the best of the best.

She was also worried that some of her enemies might even harass him.

Physically, she was confident that she could protect him.

But what about mentally?

What if the constant ridicule and harassment slowly broke him down?

And worse...

What if Luke eventually started hating her for bringing him into such an environment?

She wouldn’t be able to bear that.

That was why she had ultimately chosen to leave him behind.

And in her mind, Aurielle had been the best choice.

A weak human.

An exiled princess.

And, even less beautiful than herself.

So she had been completely confident that Luke wouldn’t fall for Aurielle before she returned and took him back.

And even if Luke somehow developed feelings for her...

She was one hundred percent certain that Aurielle wouldn’t fall for Luke, since he was declared talentless.

At least, that was what Selene had believed back then.

But everything had gone wrong after she heard that Luke and Aurielle had become far too lovey-dovey.

And Aurielle had even made Luke the Lord of her territory.

’That vixen!’

Just thinking about her made Selene’s blood boil.

She didn’t even want to think about how many times they had sex.

She couldn’t accept that thought at all.

After all...

’Luke is only mine and only belonged to me.’

’Foreever.’

Still, she had desperately tried to find another explanation.

Perhaps that vixen had only gotten close to Luke because of his status as the Hero of Light.

After all, he still had the backing of the Holy Church.

By making him the Lord of her territory, Aurielle could ensure that no one would dare attack her domain.

And Luke had always been innocent and somewhat naive.

Perhaps Aurielle had simply taken advantage of that and manipulated him.

’Yeah... that vixen definitely did it for that reason.’

As Selene convinced herself of this, the sharpness in her eyes softened slightly.

Her earlier frustration and anger toward Luke also diminished somewhat.

’My poor Luke.’

Selene gently caressed his cheek with her right hand, completely unaware that she had already smeared his blood across his cheek.

Since, her nails were still stained with his blood.

’Huh?’ Luke became confused by her sudden change in behavior.

’Whatever. At least she’s finally showing some reaction.’ So, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Sadly, he celebrated far too early.

"In the beginning, I thought about not using that method."

Selene continued caressing his cheek, her voice surprisingly gentle.

"The method my mother taught me."

She leaned closer and gave his cheek a soft peck.

"Because if I use this method, you’ll lose your will."

Her lips slowly curled into a wide grin, revealing her fully extended white vampire fangs.

"But you’ll become mine."

"Mine only."

"MY DARLING LUKE!"

Before Luke could even process her words, Selene suddenly sank her fangs into his neck.

His eyes widened in confusion and horror.

’What?!’

’Sorry, Luke.’

Suddenly, the smile disappeared from Selene’s face.

Her expression turned sorrowful as tears began to stream down her cheeks.

’But I couldn’t bear imagining you loving other women.’

Because this method would turn Luke into a Blood Servant, but since she was doing this, he would be top quality.

Sadly, there was a terrifying price.

He would lose his own will and thoughts, becoming completely devoted to Selene.

This wasn’t the ordinary method used to create Blood Servants.

It was a special technique that Selene’s mother had personally taught her.

Her mother had never been able to receive the love she deserved from her husband and had ultimately died tragically at the hands of the royals.

She didn’t want the same fate to ever befall her daughter.

That was why she had taught Selene this technique and even told her to use it on her first night with her husband.

But Selene had never done it.

Because—

’I trusted you, Luke.’

’I believed in you.’

Her tears continued to fall as those thoughts repeated themselves in her mind.

Meanwhile, Luke could feel something happening within his body.

His limbs were gradually becoming numb as his body was slowly losing its ability to move.

Even though Selene was his life...

Even though Selene was his life, he still didn’t want her to do something irreversible. Which she might regret later.

"S-System, what the heck is g-going on?!"

Luke asked in panic as he felt his body gradually slipping beyond his control.

Something was happening to him.

The strange effect spreading through his body was making it increasingly difficult for him to maintain control over himself.

And the most confusing part was the sensation accompanying it.

A strange wave of pleasure kept washing over him, making it even harder for him to resist.

Meanwhile, Selene suddenly froze.

’Huh? Why is his blood so tasty?’ She was genuinely confused.

As a naturally born vampire, she didn’t actually need blood to survive.

Because of that, she rarely drank it.

The only people she had occasionally drunk blood from were close friend, such as Rosalyn, who was also her maid.

But Luke’s blood...

It was completely different.

The taste was beyond anything she had experienced before.

An overwhelming sensation gradually spread through her body, leaving her struggling to process it.

Even as an Early B-Rank Pure Vampire, she found the sensation difficult to endure.

Meanwhile, the system suddenly appeared with a message.

[Finally safe.]