Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 206 – Night Visit (2)

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

Lying in bed, she couldnt sleep, even though she was incredibly tired. After staring blankly at the ceiling for a long time, she slowly got up.

She was too hungry to sleep. Thinking of what she had eaten that day, Leah realized all she had managed to keep down was fruit and water, since everything else made her nauseous. And she hadnt even wanted to eat that; she had only eaten so that she wouldnt die.

Pacing anxiously up and down the length of the room, she could only walk for a little bit before she had to sit down in an armchair. Physically and mentally, she just didnt feel well. She wanted to eat, but she couldnt, and she felt so weak.

She wanted dates. Just thinking of them made the memory come back so vividly, painfully sharp and haunting. She chewed her lip at the thought of that taste. Ishakan had lied to her, he had promised to bring her more, but then he had disappeared. She had even agreed to kiss him because she had wanted to eat them so much.

Im hungry…

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Wretched, she hugged a cushion to her belly as if that would satisfy her hunger. She was hungry, but she couldnt have the one thing she wanted, and she was so hungry that she was losing control of her emotions.

She was so hungry, she was nauseous again. Her stomach churned, so terribly empty.

Maybe fresh air would help. Moving slowly, she pushed open the glass door and stepped out onto the balcony. As she gazed at the nighttime palace, resting her hands on the railing, she thought she smelled a fresh scent. When she turned her head toward it, she almost screamed.

Her eyes met the eyes of a man sitting in a nearby tree, smoking a cigar. His golden eyes glinted mischievously.

“Oops, you caught me,” he said, and exhaled the smoke with a smile. “I just wanted to smoke a little.”

She was so shocked she couldnt speak. Ishakan pinched out the cigar and stood, clutching a small sack in one hand as he hopped agilely from the tree to the balcony. Though it was a considerable distance, he landed easily, and straightened up in front of her.

“…Leah?”