"This serves as a lesson."
"Yes, I respect your guidance, my honorable elder."
Murphy said quietly, causing Cui Si to pout, she said:
"I'm not your elder..."
"You could be."
In the darkness approaching dawn, the Vampire Lord took a step forward, wrapping an arm around Cui Si's slender waist. In this desolate alleyway, he lowered his head to share a kiss with his once esteemed elder.
The good news is that Cui Si no longer resisted this level of intimacy.
The bad news is, the intimacy is only limited to this level.
Murphy could feel that Cui Si was still hesitant about something unknown deep within. Despite the sweetness and gentleness she was treated with, she couldn't make up her mind.
In order to further their relationship, Murphy had to meticulously uncover whatever was at the Origin of Cui Si's hesitation and destroy it himself.
Just like the adage Lord Palano had left him with.
If Murphy wanted to pluck a thorny rose, he had to be patient.
