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Chapter 441 – Million Times Better
Silence enveloped the dark room illuminated by a bluish light coming from a ball of magic that was placed on the small table. Gideon had yet to move at all. Not even for an inch. He just sat there, frozen as a statue as he hugged the woman in his arms, making sure she was fully enveloped within the circle of his embrace.

She was still burning hot, and he could still feel the heat coming off from her in waves. But the good news was that she had stopped crying and moaning. Her shivers had stopped as well and now he could hear nothing but her faint heartbeats and her slow and calmed breathing.

As he sat there holding her in his arms, he could feel her burning heat seeping through the layers of her clothes to him and he felt like he might actually melt as though he were made of wax if he kept on holding onto her like this. Even though he had thought of it that way, instead of pulling away, Gideon dropped his head, leaning it gently over the crown of her head and then held her even closer to himself. He held onto her as if he was craving for her heat, as if he had finally found the warmth he had been longing for after an eternity of time, all that time just embracing nothing but the cold and murky darkness in the depths of his own being. And now that he was holding her, he found that he had not the slightest intention of letting her go even if her heat ends up melting him away.

Hearing her pleas while she was still asleep made Gideon finally realise why he could not find it within himself to leave this person alone. She had never once screamed out for help even when she was frightened to death while being chased by that human predator. She had never even whispered out that one word ‘help’ when that man had harmed her, much less cried out for assistance from others around her. And yet, here she was, unconsciously pleading for help in her sleep, over and over.

Gideon could not help but see himself in her. Both of them were similarly tormented, utterly broken creatures who seemed to be beyond anyone’s saving grace. Gideon had also experienced the same thing, where he had been talking in his sleep as well. And that was why he had never let anyone sleep next to him since a long time ago when he had found out he had this problem. He had always chosen the room which was isolated, and he always put up a soundproof barrier whenever he sleeps. It was all just so no one could hear and see what he was actually going through every single night.

To think this frail little human was going through the same thing as him… what had she done to deserve this? What kind of demons plagued her during her sleep? Gideon wondered to himself.

The corner of his lips lifted slightly. Of course, she had not done anything. Just like him, she must be just another creature with an unfortunate fate. Just another person who was born just to suffer and then die within the cycle of life.