Fostering the Male Lead

‘Because the real fate is this way, Sihael’s heart will turn around eventually, right?’

There is no such thing as forever.  Emotions are fickle, and they change easily with the slightest stimulation.

Moreover, I could not conclude that Sihael’s feelings toward me were of love.

Because the feelings of ‘Like’ and ‘Love’ are completely different.

Maybe his feelings toward me were that of ‘like’.

Until now, I was the only one next to Sihael, but if he got close to Liliana like this, the story would definitely be different.

Then, at that time…

“You don’t look good. Are you uncomfortable?”

I bit my cheeks at Sihael’s worried eyes. The feelings hidden deep in my heart, which I didn’t want to admit, rose at his one glance. I felt a strange relief that Sihael’s gaze reached me straight away, and an ugly sense of superiority that I still had an edge over Lilliana.

‘Don’t feel superior over something like this.’

I turned my head to the side to avoid Sihael’s hand.

“I guess it’s just because I’m tired.”

“Then maybe I can use some recovery magic.”

“No, you can go and rest.”

Avoiding even Liliana’s hand, I took the lead. I just wanted to get in and rest.  I felt like I would have ugly thoughts if I stayed there. Perhaps because of my cold and sullen face, the two people who were lost in memories closed their mouths.

‘What am I doing right now?’

After trampling on the opportunity for the two of them to become friends, I closed my eyes tightly. Misunderstanding my look, the two of them busily moved their feet on either of my side. Since I kept walking faster, we arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall in the blink of an eye. It was just when I was walking up the stairs with a mentally exhausted body,

“Let’s talk for a minute.”

Sihael grabbed Liliana. As I was climbing the stairs one step ahead of them, I looked back at the two in surprise.

Sihael called Liliana first? No matter how close they became, how could they become close this quickly? Liliana, too, looked up at Sihael with her eyes wide open, as if surprised.

“Me?”

“Yes, you.”

Sihael belatedly turned to me after beckoning Liliana to come towards him, whose eyes were wide open.

“Rosetta, go first.”

So, are you going to talk just the two of you?

Naturally, I thought I would also be included, but I stopped breathing in shock. As I hurriedly lowered my wandering eyes, I swallowed nervously and opened my mouth.

“Me too,”

“No, I have something to talk about with her.”

I was rejected by Sihael. When I realized that fact, my head throbbed. Till now, I implicitly believed that there was no way that Sihael would reject me or push me away.

‘What am I saying?’

Just because he called you his owner, did you really think you were his owner?

My throat stung when I forced myself to swallow back a groan. A chill ran down my throat and reached my heart. Now that their relationship had developed as I wanted, here I was being upset for no reason. I was truly hopeless.

Rosetta, there would be more and more days when you’d feel left out like now, so what would you do?

Having bitten my tongue enough to wake up, I forcibly pulled up the corners of my stiff lips.

“… Yes. Then Liliana, see you later.”

“Yes, My Lady. Please take a good rest.”

I moved on with my back against the two of them. I pressed my throbbing eyes as I walked as fast as I could to run away.

Thank god, I can walk with my back against them.

At least I can hide my face.

* * *

Why is she looking like that?

In an instant, Sihael narrowed his eyes as he saw Rosetta turning around with a crumpled expression. It may be an illusion, but Rosetta seemed sad. That’s right, she did indeed seem sad. He thought she would actively push them forward with shining eyes. But it was an unexpected reaction.

‘By the way, why does Rosetta fuss about wanting me to get along with this person?’

Sihael frowned as he watched Liliana stare at him with a crooked stance.

He wasn’t going to say it, but Liliana kept acting innocent, unlike Rosetta.

“So what is your business?”

“What is the case when sexual desire precedes appetite?”

“…No way.”

Liliana, well-informed in this respect, noticed what Sihael was saying at once and wrinkled her face.  Likewise, Sihael’s face also distorted at the gaze of Liliana, who saw him as shameless.

‘I can’t call Rosetta when I’m talking about this.’

How could I tell her that smelling her blood makes me lust for her?

If Rosetta despises him like trash… Just thinking about it was terrifying.

“If you can’t even control your sexual desire, you are not a human but a beast.”

“You really have no manners. Look who’s calling a beast.”

If it weren’t for Rosetta, he would have cleaned her up long ago. Whether or not she knew that Rosetta was looking out for her future, Liliana always stuck with her cocky attitude. But that was short-lived as Liliana straightened her back and poured out questions with a serious face.

“How is it when you are a wolf?”

“I just have an appetite.”