Silver's Fashion Standards

Ying Yue could feel her soul crying for a taste. It was a torture that she had been experiencing for decades by now, or maybe for even centuries.

All that her soul, heart, mind, and body wanted at the moment was just a little taste.

A taste of the forbidden, a taste of pleasure, and a taste of happiness.

But she knew better than to give in to her urges. She won't be able to control herself once she lost her composure. A little taste won't be enough to satisfy her hunger.

"Don't!"

She wanted to sound commanding and cold, however, her voice came out in a breathy tone.

She pulled her body backward when Silver suddenly moved his upper body closer to her.

Since she was still sitting on the bed and he was standing in front of her with his upper body bent towards her, he had the physical advantage over her.

Her black eyes stared back into those green orbs which reminded her of the Enchanted Forests of the Supernatural World.

"Why? Are you worried that you will lose control? But you don't have to worry, I won't mind at all." Silver whispered back as he inched his face closer to hers.

"Silver..."

Ying Yue tried to push him away but was taken aback in surprise when her palm came in contact with his bare chest.

She did not notice that his dark blue satin shirt was unbuttoned, leaving his muscled chest and abdomen on display.

The man had a thing for satin shirts and it was no lie that those shirts fit around his muscled body like a second skin.

Sometimes Ying Yue had felt that Silver's fashion standard was even higher than her own.

And as she stared at his sun-kissed skin that was making her throat dry as a desert, she realized that she was almost on the verge of giving in.

It took all her self-control to not growl as her mouth watered to feast on the hot male that was offering himself to her.

She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. She needed to get herself in control before she would end up doing something stupid.

The moment she closed her eyes shut, Silver knew that it was time for him to end his teasing game.

He should have known better. It had been centuries since he was trying to make her finally lose her control and gave in to her needs, however, no matter how hard he tried, it never worked.

A sigh left his lips as he pulled himself away from the girl who had become his bane. But she was also his life, the only reason he was still alive.

He watched as she slowly opened her beautiful obsidian eyes. They were no longer filled with hunger or heart-melting intensity. Rather, there was coldness and indifference visible in them.

"Don't do something like this again!"

This time her voice came out sharp and commanding.

"You need to feed."

Silver softly spoke out these words as he ignored her order totally. Why bothered replying when they both knew very well that he would never stop trying.

"No, I don't. I already had my dinner. I want to rest now." The dismissal was clear in her words and tone.

However, Silver was not in the mood of leaving so early.

"You are no longer in your original body, Yue. You can no longer ignore feeding for years. This new body of yours is not powerful enough to survive it."

He tried to make her realize that feeding was no longer a choice for her, it had become a necessity.

"I'm alright. You can leave."

Ying Yue muttered as she laid down on the bed and turned her back towards the man.

The new quilt was way better and softer than the previous one. The comfort that it provided to her tired body was more than she imagined.

Silver watched as the girl continued to ignore him. He knew why she was not too eager for feeding, but he also knew that her body won't be able to suffer without blood.

He moved closer to her bed and settled down at the edge beside her. One of his hands made its way to her long black strands.

He just sat there in silence while his hand continued to play with her soft silky hair.

"You can sleep in the next room. Li Qi and Li Wu are sleeping in the fourth courtyard, so you don't have to worry about them. Just make sure to not leave any traces for them to question."

Ying Yue told him after a long silence. Her voice was calm and filled with drowsiness.

A small smile appeared on Silver's lips as he spoke, "And here I was hoping that you will finally allow me to sleep in your bed. Such a cruel fate I have!"

Ying Yue didn't bother to reply. There was no point in talking sense into him. He's never gonna change.

She just closed her eyes and decided to succumb to the sleep that had been trying to lure her into the world of dreams.

"Good night, Yue."

Silver whispered in a soft voice as he moved forward to place a feathery kiss on her temple.

Her sleeping form was the last thing he saw before his silhouette disappeared from the room.

***

The Imperial Study was flourishing with hundreds of candles in the middle of the night.

A woman in a dark blue and black brocade dress with elegant and heavy accessories was sitting inside the room as she read through the secret message that her hidden guard had brought.

"How come we are still not anywhere close to solving this mystery? Are you all trying to pretend that this is not a serious situation? Those three brats are still neglecting their duties. Did they want this old lady to keep suffering from the trauma of court matters?"

The servants trembled as they tried their best to hid in the shadows. None of them wanted to be seen by Her Grace, the Empress Dowager.

It was really the time when the three Princes of their Empire should return to take over their duties.