Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Chapter 254: Little Bunny, I've Always Been Here

Aurora couldn't sleep well this night, perhaps due to the absence of his company. Tossing and turning, she felt something was amiss. Indeed, she used to sleep while holding him every night, accustomed to his warmth and his embrace.

Unfortunately, the weather was uncooperative, and rain began to fall around midnight. Aurora's greatest fear was a thunderous night. During a stormy night in America, she had narrowly escaped an assault by a man, and since then, she harbored a deep- seated fear of storms. Previously, Julian's embrace had allowed her to sleep soundly.

As a flash of lightning crossed the sky, the already restless Aurora woke up with a start, instinctively reaching out to touch the empty space next to her in the bed. The warm body was no longer there; only the cold sheets remained.

Aurora covered herself with the blanket, and although the lightning was no longer visible, the sound of thunder persisted. "Julian, where are you?" she murmured from within the blanket, feeling as lonely as a child. She took out her phone but lacked the courage to dial his number.

She was not doing well, and neither was Julian, who had never truly left. He had silently moved from the neighboring balcony to Aurora's, watching over her tiny figure through the window. When she used to curl up in his arms, she didn't seem so small, but now alone in bed, she appeared so vulnerable.

Another lightning strike illuminated the sky, and the woman abruptly sat up in bed, reaching toward the space where she usually slept. Finding it empty, a look of loneliness crossed her small face. As the thunder sounded, she hurriedly burrowed into her blankets.

Her soft murmur reached Julian's ears, and hearing those words, he longed to enter and hold her, to comfort her. His hand reached for the doorknob, hesitating; perhaps if he entered now and spoke softly to reassure

with Eric would only linger as an unresolved problem. This was merely a temporary fix; he needed to remove the malignant Eric from their lives entirely. Julian was

up-Aurora had sent him a message with just two words: "I'm scared." Those mere two words deeply pained

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fell asleep amidst her chaotic thoughts. Seeing the small figure now peacefully asleep, Julian could no longer restrain himself and entered the room. He carefully lay beside her, and feeling the warmth beside her, Aurora instinctively hugged Julian without

Julian's heart. He kissed her forehead, tender and devout,

studied her face closely; although her beauty was not that of

a bit higher, and her chin a bit sharper. Through Julian's eyes, she was breathtakingly beautiful. When he fell in love, it was a love from which he never wanted to let go again. "Little Bunny, I must have been incurably poisoned by you,"

could open her eyes to his handsome face and

Habit was a terrifying thing, as addictive as the direst poison, impossible to quit once acquired. The second thing Aurora did was reach for her phone beside her, which, besides a few spam messages about loans or some investment opportunities, bore no reply from Julian. Even if

dominated her world with his imperious demeanor. Initially cold, he gradually became tender, indulgent, and attentive, sparing her from any worries. Yet, one day,