Night of Cambiar

He went dumb as he stared at the woman he pushed to the wall. He lost his control. What did he do?!

Thiago and Gael stormed into the bathroom and saw the unconscious mistress and their naked King, making them panic. Gael carried his milady back to her room and Thiago walked to his trembling King.

"Mí Rey."

"I touched her."

Thiago stiffened. Can't believe what he just heard.

"I touched her, Nevarro."

He was looking at his hand that he used to push her. This is fraudulent. This is a dream! His one hundred years of living in despair, he has finally... finally ...

WORRIED as fuck, Gael was looking at his unconscious milady whom he didn't expect to go to his King's room at exactly 12:00 AM in the Night of Cambiar. He insisted her to rest in this snowy night because they are all at their weak state during and they are not on guard. They are all suffering. They are inflicted to feel the pain of their changes as demons. This includes their King but he doesn't change because of the curse. Just why did she sneak out after begging her to stay in her room? And.... what did she see in the King's room and why are they in the bathroom? Did she… see the King in close distance?

"She is still unconscious, my King." Gael informed his King about his milady's state.

The King didn't speak. It's been two days, and she's still unconscious. Without further questions, he stood up from his seat and made his way to his mistress' room. As soon as her face became visible in his eyes, he felt the weakening of his limbs. There is this heavy feeling that he never liked from the beginning when he sees her in a devastating state. He felt like he was using her, for his own freedom. But who brought her to the castle in the first place? It was him. But he can't use this woman for his personal gain.

He was so happy that she did not disappear when he touched her which means... he can finally break the curse, but it also means that...

She loves him, truly, regardless of his appearance and depravity, regardless of his nature and dreadful background. She doesn't need to say that, she loves him that's why she did not disappear. And he can't use that advantage. He just can't.

THAT NIGHT, Luna woke up with one thing on her mind.

The King.

She used her weak limbs to go to his room, opened his door, got inside, and closed it panting.

"Marido? Are you okay?” She's worried. What happened after she lost consciousness? Was he still feeling pain?

"Bed." She heard from him.

"Sit on the bed."

She saw the growing fire beside his bathroom door as the bed became visible to her eyes.

"I'm okay, marido. How about you? Please tell me." She begged for liquid to form into her eyes. If he isn’t okay, she doesn't know what to do.

"I am worried. You... You were in pain..."

"Everything is fine. Now, go to my bed. Savage will be here for your meal. You're weak."

She sniffed and wiped her tears. Her worries are slowly vanishing and felt at ease. Even though she was curious why he was... excruciating in pain but she just convinced herself that it was part of the curse.

"I'm glad." She smiled and started walking towards his bed. She sat down, her back facing him. She's glad he is fine. She's at ease that everything is fine.

The door suddenly opens revealing a handsome red haired man, with a small face, pointed nose and thin lips. He has an anisocoria eyes that is like Gael- her eyes widened as she remembered that the King told her earlier that Gael will come to serve her-

"Mí reina, your handsome valet is at your service." He bowed down his head motioning his right hand to his waist like a Knight. His voice sounds exactly...

"Gael?"

"Yes, milady?" He sang, putting wine on the glass.

This is insane! This is not the face of the Gael she knows! This is completely a different person but the same voice and eyes as her valet!

"H-How?"

She can't believe it...

The man paused from pouring wine to the glass and made a smile that will surely trigger a woman to come to him with no problem.

"Last 2 days was the Night of Cambiar which is a decade in the demon society, milady. A decade in the Demon society is 20 years to the Human society, milady. It is when the snow is thick and the moon is round and red, all the demons will suffer an excruciating change of appearance. So let me introduce again, milady. I am now Havier Dario Villaruel Savage. Please call me, Dario."

She gasped, unable to take off her eyes to his beautiful face. So this is why... no one has noticed her sneaking out in her room? That is the reason why they are not on guard with anyone? That is why the King was suffering in pain?

This is absurd. Ineffable. Amazing but creepy.

So demons change appearance every 20 years? And they change their names too? That's.... amazing!

They talked with some stuff while eating and she would sometimes look somewhere in the darkness and ask him until the meal was done and silence filled the room.

In the middle of the silence, she was thinking about what she saw that night. She hadn't imagined that his eyes would be...

She looked somewhere in the dark.

"Your eyes... your eyes are beautiful, marido."

She heard nothing from him. She stood up to walk to the dark right side of his room.

"You aren't scary, marido. I am not afraid of you."

Unable to see anything, she walked towards where she expects he is staying, carefully not to bump anything.

"Don't come."

She stopped.

"Don't step any closer."

She stiffened, dumbfounded from what he just said. Is he pushing her away? Why? Did she piss him? Did she converse so much to Dario? Does he not... want to see her? Is it because she just stupidly went to his room that Night of Cambiar...

"Tomorrow, you will leave."

"W-Why?" She was shocked, unable to speak more because she started trembling. Why? Why is she going to leave? Why is he saying this? What has she done?

"Everything is enough, señorita. 10 Million Euro is done, you can go back home alive."

She felt the weakening of her limbs just by thinking of herself leaving the castle... she will be leaving him... then he will be all alone... but.

She bit her lips and made a fist to stop the forming liquids in her eyes.

This is her purpose from the beginning right?

To work for him to help her family,

to be his wife and serve him to pay the 10 Million Euro.

This is why she is here! And she wants to make it out alive right? But why?

Why does she feel like... leaving a home?

Her tears flowed down her cheeks and just found herself leaving his room. Heart is so heavy, tears are overflowing, and her feet are desperate to move. She closed the door of her room behind her as she fell on her knees and cried out loud.

Why? Why should I leave...