Pablo tightened his grip on Sera’s neck and he made sure to keep it tight enough for some tears to appear in the girl’s eyes. She should fear him. Her fear of him should overpower her love for him.
"She will die. Stop. You can’t commit more murders. Let her go." Cupid cried from behind.
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"Not yet." Pablo would only listen to himself. "She still has to learn some manners."
Sera’s face turned pale by every passing second and Pablo kept his eyes on Sera.
"I am going to ask you some questions and you have to answer them in yes. Only yes. Understand?"
"Mgghh!" Sera spoke. She couldn’t speak properly because of Pablo’s hold but Pablo figured she said yes.
After that, Pablo asked his questions. "You will collect and give me all the information about this Kingdom. Yes?"
"Mgghh!" Sera again said yes.
"You will do all this without any conditions, yes?"
"Mmggh!"
"You will do whatever I say, yes?"
"Mghh! Mghh!"
"Good girl. Now prepare three recommendations for me." Pablo ordered and Sera motioned her eyes to her neck.
"No. I will keep choking you. You shall prepare those just like this. Yes?"
"Hmmgh!" Sera motioned her eyes again to the corner of the room.
Pablo followed her gaze and saw a cupboard behind himself.
"Shall I open it?" He asked.
"Mm." Sera affirmed.
Pablo then walked towards the cupboard and opened it. He did this all the while holding Sera’s neck.
"Now what? A stamp of the Count must be here. Where is it?" Pablo asked and Sera again motioned her eyes.
He followed her gaze and saw a locker.
"Is it open?" He asked.
Sera nodded.
Pablo opened the locker and inside he saw some papers and a red stamp.
"Take them out." Pablo ordered Sera. He won’t shove his hand inside the locker. There could be a security mechanism inside the locker in case of theft.
Sera obliged Pablo’s order and reached out her hand.
She took out three papers and the stamp and put it on the bed.
"Stamp three papers. I’ll write what I want in them later. First, you stamp." Pablo gave another order.
Sera did as she was told and stamped the end of the blank papers.
"Now give me money."
Sera motioned her eyes again.
"Use your hand and give it to me."
Sera did the same thing and took out a bracelet from the cupboard.
"Store the papers and the stamp inside it."
Sera followed orders like a trained dog and stored everything inside the bracelet just like Pablo wanted. He even took the stamp of the Count.
Sera’s eyes were now red, her mouth was parched like a desert but Pablo showed no mercy. He kept her throat clenched inside his hand.
Sera motioned her eyes again, asking where to put the bracelet.
"Slip it in my left hand." Pablo said and showed his left hand.
Sera did as ordered and slid the bracelet on Pablo’s left wrist.
Now Pablo had everything he wanted. Only the full information about the kingdom was left now. But he would manage that as well.
"Leave her now. You got what you wanted. Don’t return her love like this. If you can’t love her then don’t hurt her as well." Cupid shouted. The feather on her diary constantly wrote word after word.
Pablo paid her no mind and just stared at Sera.
’Let’s see her feelings now.’ Pablo used his Ego on Sera again.
[ Empathic Echo in use! ]
Pablo held Sera’s neck tighter and his first Ego did its work.
An electric current ran in his veins again and this time the current made him flinch.
His brows shot up as well.
’Now she loves me even more?’
His Empathic Echo makes his body react to various feelings and for some reason, Pablo could figure out what those feelings exactly are. And right now, Sera was feeling utmost love towards Pablo. Even more than what she felt before.
’Am I too old for love? Is that how love works nowadays? By choking?’
Pablo expected fear or even hatred from Sera but not more love. It came out of nowhere for him.
Nevertheless, he would deal with it as well.
Pablo gave a deathly glare to Sera again and said some more words.
"From now on, you will do everything I say. Now I am the Count of this city. And if you ever try to do something funny behind my back…"
Pablo’s voice turned to whispers as he again came close to Sera’s ears.
"My threat from before is still active and I won’t think twice before acting on it. Get this inside your head, little girl."
Pablo looked at Sera’s face again and Sera gave continuous nods to show that she agreed to Pablo’s demands.
"Very well then. You can live now." Pablo tightened his grip on Sera’s neck one last time and then with force, he pushed her on the bed while letting go of her neck.
Sera fell on the bed, she was out of breath, all five fingers of Pablo were printed on her neck.
She coughed continuously and even some blood came out from her mouth.
Pablo watched her doing all that with no remorse.
"Was all that even needed? All she did was to ask you for marriage. Couldn’t you have just agreed? Couldn’t you have given her some love?" Cupid spewed a list of retorts.
Pablo stayed silent for a while but then he slowly turned his head at Cupid.
Cupid complained that Pablo should have given Sera some love and at that, Pablo could only say this…
’How can I give someone something which I don’t have?’
Cupid stared at Pablo and for the first time, she saw Pablo’s truthful expressions. He was telling the truth. Pablo’s face made Cupid believe that he really didn’t have any love inside of him.
Cupid opened her mouth to say something but Pablo raised his hand.
"Forget it. I have more important things to do." He said and walked towards Sera.
Sera was breathing heavily but at least she wasn’t coughing anymore.
She was sitting on the bed and when she saw Pablo coming towards her, she became stiff.
Pablo stopped just in front of her.
"Listen," He said. "I am going to see this military stuff now but I will come back. And when I am back, I want all the information. Understand?"
"Ye-ss." Sera agreed. Her tongue wasn’t able to form words.
Pablo nodded and turned around.
He walked towards the exit of the room, and without giving another glance at Sera, he finally left the room.
As soon as he stepped his foot outside the room, Flashy and Draxus came running towards him.
"Are you married now, um, C-Czar?" Draxus asked. He called Pablo Czar for the first time. He would get accustomed to it soon.
"Were you both having sex inside the room?" Flashy asked a more direct question.
Pablo just sighed. "I am not married and I haven’t had sex either. She agreed to help me without any conditions of her own."
Flashy’s eyes went wide. Draxus was surprised too.
"You refused her offer!?" Flashy exclaimed.
Pablo ignored him but then Draxus asked a genuine question unlike Flashy.
"You made her agree without accepting her conditions? The arrogant daughter of the Count agreed just like that?"
Draxus couldn’t believe it. How could someone help someone without asking for anything in return? How did Pablo manage that?
"How did you do that, Czar?" Draxus asked the man himself.
"Well," Pablo smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"I just gave her a little pat on the head."