It had been an hour and Rion hadn't woken up yet. Lucifer was still taking control of his body.
Trish and Roul, who had been standing under the shadow, continued to observe and watch Lucifer's movements warily.
"This is the first time the king has a relapse this long," Trish muttered. Usually, if Rion had a relapse and was taken over by his other personality, it would only last a few minutes, not last for hours.
Lucifer still hugged Odette and never let go of her for a second. He felt that if he let go of Odette, the girl would run away from him and he could not reach her anymore. Just like Rose, who had left him and was out of his reach.
The fear made him stay awake and try hard to take over the body longer.
"Odette..." After a long silence, he finally spoke again. His eyes were downcast, looking gently at Odette, who had been looking up at him while blinking occasionally.
"I love you."
Odette was stunned to hear his words.
What... did he say?
