"I’ll be lucky to even come here once a year for the next several years until I’m in high school and can move more freely, not to mention I am only in town for another few days before I need to head back to the States." With my eyes still closed, I began to inform her of my plans moving forward.
"On the docket, first is getting Vincent set up in Munich; once there, I’ll have to forge his new documents and get him situated…oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, you ever heard the name Harlow Sheffield?" Opening my eyes, I glanced over at Renni, causing her to flinch away from me like I had faked her out with a punch.
"Harlow Sheffield? As in the guy they just found dead over in Hyde…he was a pretty notable serial killer…wait….holy shit, did you seriously…"
"Yep, a couple of aesthetic-changing items courtesy of the Arkadia shop, a smidge of brainwashing, and a contract almost as bad as yours, and voila, the serial killer lives to carry on his reign of tyranny in another place." Smirking at her reaction, I couldn’t help but let her in on another tidbit.
"He also thinks I’m a demon…heh, named Rehpix,"
"Oh, come on, a demon, haha. I gotta admit that’s pretty funny, but smart too, considering your butler’s not a returner, you couldn’t exactly tell him your origin."
"Yep, I made a whole lore and everything," for a few minutes, the two of us joked around about how stupid the idea of Demons, or even angels, was as we both knew they didn’t exist, me from my espionage, and Renni from her former position as a higher up in a guild.
"Ok, that’s enough playing around. I need you to contact a travel agent and get Vincent and me a flight to Munich in the morning, and while you do that, I’m going to go bathe and then head to sleep; I used up too much energy today." Scratching my cheek and wiping the laughter from my face, I got up from the chair and stretched out my back and legs.
I had been sitting in the same position for ours and was a little stiff, but some quick stretches fixed that right up, and after giving Renni the details she’d need to book our flights, I headed upstairs to get ready for bed.
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The next morning, I awoke on the massive, in comparison to me, California King-sized bed, but froze when I noticed something beside me, curled up in a ball, and narrowed my eyes.
Filling up the space that should have been an empty pillow was Renni, dressed in a frilly pink nightgown, and I could tell she was completely asleep by the soft, rhythmic breathing she was emitting.
’This fucking girl…’ Rolling my eyes, I fought back the urge to send her flying for sneaking into my bed in the middle of the night and thought about the HOW instead of the why.
If there was one thing that could be said about me, it was that I was an extremely light sleeper. Let alone having my perception expanded subconsciously, there was no way I could be snuck up on, and even if it were possible, the subtle movement and presence appearing beside me should have been MORE than enough to wake me up instantly, as even the sound of a fan turning off or door knob turning was enough to wake me up.
Yet, not only had Renni snuck into my room, but she had also curled up beside me to share the bed for the night, all without alerting me in any shape or form.
That would have normally been enough to sign her death warrant in my mind, but since I was fully aware that she was incapable of hurting me in any form thanks to the Contract, I didn’t kill her on the spot; instead, I became curious about how she snuck in.
Glancing down at the girl, the image of her bombshell future self-imposed itself over her, making me nod as I thought about the things I could do to her in several years.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from freeweɓnovel.cѳm.
’Hm, I guess it isn’t so bad having a slave like her; at least she becomes a 10/10 on my scale, not to mention all the things I added to the contract; she will probably break my standards and become the first Human Woman to exceed 10 points.’
’Still, this sneaking into bed thing is going to get her killed by me if she keeps it up; I may be easy to wake, but that doesn’t mean I wake up in a good mood when it happens.’
That brought back the multiple memories I had of accidentally killing slaves or minions who had woken me up; as luck would have it, I lost quite a few of my valuable assets that way, and although I had tried to break the habit, years of being on the run had transformed my initial actions upon waking up from yawning and stretching, to flinging daggers or knives.
’But that begs the question, how did she do it? There is no way I am that comfortable around her, even with the Contract Attraction in place.’
Contract attraction was the nickname for the sensations one would feel toward the opposite end of a one-sided Soul Contract. Basically, all it was was a title to describe the subtle feelings one would have for the other, such as knowing where they were, knowing if they were in danger, or, in many cases, the literal desire to be closer to the person in control.
There was also the possibility that both sides would be completely comfortable around each other, allowing for seamless interactions without being or feeling awkward. Generally, it would make you feel like a lifelong friend or lover, depending on how binding or strong the Contract was.
Thanks to my Intellect Stat and the fact that I was the creator and holder of the Contract, the desire effects of the Contract were pretty much nullified for me, but that clearly wasn’t the case for Renni, as she felt the urge or need to sleep in bed together with me.
’I need to find out about her Talent; it’s time to figure out what it was she was hiding from me that made her desperate enough to sign an Eternal Soul Contract with me instead of having her memories wiped.