Ice melting

"Oh my God, he's here."

The panicked whisper poured into my ears followed by a loud banging sound. I couldn't take my eyes off his silver eyes, as if supernatural forces were pinning me down.

His eyes slid down to my chest and I felt the heat building there. His eyes were fixed silently and the eerie calm before the storm came.

What?.

What is happening! What the hell does this guy want?

My mind was scattered and I felt very confused.

I have never stood in front of a person who had such a strong presence that anyone a hundred meters away from him could not ignore.

I could even tell that those present were holding their breath. This silence was terrifying.

Then... when I feel a thin layer of ice slowly enveloping my stomach!

After being quiet for a long time, I saw him open his red lips and my nerves tightened. There is a feeling that what he says next is definitely the end of my life.

"William slit her chest."

"...?"

Huh?

His harsh, emotionless voice sent a shockwave down my spine.

I thought it would be the end of my life, but... but hearing that is crazy.

"Your order, sir."

I moved my trembling eyes towards the man who spoke and saw him approaching me with a practical smile.

Hey, hey, who would come to kill like this? We are inside a restaurant.

The nails of the man named William grew and looked very hard and sharp. Is this what will break my chest?

If you use a painless method.

He came closer and stood in front of me with a smile. He raised his hand and lodged his sharp fingernail in the hole below his collarbone.

This made every cell in my body scream in terror, and for some reason the heat in my chest became intense and burned me.

"kwik, kwiik"

Something inside me trembled and made a panicked sound. When William pressed his fingernail, a cold and powerful voice came from behind him.

" stop"

"....."

William turned around in confusion. The man's silver eyes narrowed softly before he spoke without emotion in his expression.

"He will escape again, we will go to the palace to detain him."

He did not wait for any response and turned around quietly. The shadows surrounding him became denser and the cold air finally began to move away.

Oh, am I alive?

My muscles relaxed and I gasped for air. I'm alive, I'm still breathing.

Hh....what was this?

My body shook and I couldn't stand any longer. I fell asleep and sat on the ground, breathing hard.

My mind began to regain its stability and I noticed a layer of ice on the ground. I blinked for a while and then looked at my stomach.

Ah, it wasn't just an illusory feeling, a thin layer of ice had formed on my stomach.

I frowned and touched it with my hand slightly. Is this a snowman! When he freezes everything around him!

In the midst of these thoughts, my body temperature suddenly rose and an orange glow appeared in my chest.

"ah.."

I bent down and held him in pain. I sweated and the ice that covered my stomach and the ground melted.

As soon as the steam rose and the snow disappeared, the heat in my body subsided and I heard a faint, joyful sound.

"kwik"

Oh, oh.. This comes from my chest, is it that glow I swallowed earlier!

"You can raise your heads."

"....?"

I heard William's calm voice and raised my head to look at my surroundings. My eyes quickly opened wide.

Everyone was sitting on their knees and lowering their heads, their bodies shivering and sweat dripping on their foreheads.

Even the manager looked panicked and afraid. That man really has an imposing presence.

He approached me after saying that and I raised my head silently. His indifferent look, as if he were looking at an insect, made my chest tighten a little.

But since I had a terrible experience standing in front of the black coat man, the one in front of me now does not send a strong impact on me.

"haaaaa, what are you doing?"

I screamed when he bent down and carried me on his shoulder as if I were a sack of potatoes, then turned and moved to the door. She frowned and hit his back hard and nervously.

"Hey, let go of me. I'm not going anywhere. Let go of me!"

No sound came from him and he was not interested in what I was saying. I bit my lower lip and looked in front of me. I could see Catherine covering her mouth with her hand and staring in horror.

I opened my lips loudly before we left and I shouted at her.

"Catherine, go stay with Elizabeth until I get back. Don't tell her what happened, okay?"

"...."

She didn't answer me but gave me a nod, it seemed like she couldn't even move her lips out of panic.

I sighed and felt uncomfortable with the way this man was holding me. Amethyst's eyes moved to the corner and looked at him in annoyance.

How do you carry a lady like this? Damn, you have no respect for women.

He opened the door of a luxurious black car, and no one could afford one like it. There were only two of its kind in the entire world and the biggest dignitaries wouldn't be able to obtain it.

Who the hell is this guy? He wasn't even worried about humans discovering the identity of the monsters here.

I was thrown inside casually as if I were an insignificant object. I frowned and shouted at him.

"What's wrong with this approach?"

"..."

He didn't say anything and closed the door behind him. Once the place calmed down, I felt the cold surrounding my feet and looked down.

The ice was slowly rising to my feet.

"oh, oh my god"

I screamed and quickly raised my feet on the chair and hugged my legs. I watched the black fog enveloping the car and the coldness spreading.

I noticed the black shoes in the corner and moved my eyes without turning my head. As soon as I saw the black entity, I felt like my stomach was doing somersaults.

The ice man was sitting in the corner on the sofa opposite me, crossing his legs while his eyes watched through the window.

He tapped his index finger on his knee in a slow motion, his head resting on his fingertips.

The car's floor was barely visible due to the snow accumulating on it, and the sofa in front of me was slowly being covered up as well. Oh my God, I feel like if I stay here I will definitely freeze.

I swallowed and watched the man silently for a while. From my angle, I could see his sharp jaw exuding masculinity and his thick neck.

He opened two buttons of his black shirt, revealing his chest line. He definitely has a hot body as fuck, just looking at his rock hard chest makes my heart pound.

Aside from the black shadows that surround him, the fog that seeps beneath his feet, and the ice that fills the place, this man is a pure mass of handsomeness.

I bit my lower lip and moved my butt, crawling into the corner to be facing him. He didn't seem interested in me and didn't even pay me a single glance.

Oh, it's colder nearby. My heart skipped a beat and my lips opened in a confused sound.

"ehm, ummm sir can I understand the situation I am in?"

At my voice, his silver eyes moved like a hawk craving raw meat and looked at me. Shivers ran through my body and I couldn't help myself.

His eyes were shining like a monster's and his finger stopped tapping his knee.

His calmness made my body stiffen and I wanted to avoid looking at him.

But he will think I'm a coward if I take my eyes away from his, right! I bit my tongue and fixed my amethyst eyes calmly.

I tried hard not to show my fear, but my body didn't help and trembled a little.

His eyes narrowed and a war broke out in my stomach when I saw the corner of his lips rise.

His smile seemed crooked and devoid of any sympathy or so-called feelings.

As a man he had a slight sense of pleasure watching his prey twist and struggle to survive.

I held my breath and slowly tightened my fingers on my legs.

"Don't worry, we'll just cut your chest open."

I coughed violently at his deep voice and my heart nearly stopped. Cutting my chest means death. Do you think I'm a monster like you?

My eyebrows furrowed and a faint twinkle passed through my eyes. I can't die here...Even Elizabeth thinks that I will live for three months. Sudden death will put her into depression.

Oh, damn, why do I have to go through all this! I looked at the man and my eyes met a pair of silver eyes.

My chest shook and a shiver came from it.

"kwik kwik"

I guess I wasn't the only scared person here. The little glow is also afraid of him.

My eyelashes drooped and I opened my lips cautiously.

"Why? We can solve things through discussion."

"...."

That crooked smile didn't disappear and he stared at me for a while before speaking in a dry voice.

"I will take back what I swallowed"

 If he wants kwiky. I smiled slightly and spoke, hoping to reach a result without killing.

"So...how about waiting for the cycle of life instead of cutting open my chest?"

He was silent for a while, his smile faded, and he stared in some amazement. Oh, he can change his expressions, I thought his face was stiff without any expression.

"cycle of what?"

His question means that there is room for discussion.

The fear inside me began to ease a little and I laughed gleefully as I shivered. This was not fear, but rather the extreme cold that prevailed in the car.

My couch also became covered in ice and it started sticking to my toes.

I didn't notice it before, but it seemed like the high heels slipped when William carried me like a sack of potatoes.

"The life cycle is..."

I put my hand on my chest and slowly slid it down to my stomach.

"If you swallow something, it will reach your stomach and then come out, right!"

"....."

His eyelashes twitched at my voice and his mouth was slightly open. He seemed speechless now.

He didn't answer me and pinched his eyes. Doesn't he like my idea?

I sat silently thinking of another solution... How do I get this glow off my chest?

What about vomiting!

I bit my lip and felt that it was impossible. If the life cycle idea did not work, then the idea of ​​vomiting certainly did not work either.

I sighed and looked at him. He looked out the window again, his index finger slowly tapping his knee.

There was a quiet silence and my teeth began to grind together.

 The ice rose a lot on my body. I feel like my bones are freezing and breaking... This is definitely not ordinary ice.

"hmmm"

I buried my face between my knees and hugged myself. Dark violet hair splayed to the side and the strands covering my forehead fell, touching the skin of my knees.

So cold I can't even move anymore.

I frowned and opened my lips in a small sound.

"Who are you?"

Why did your surroundings react like this? I had seen snow monsters before, but their temperature was not this low and the ice around them was not scattered like this.

She slowly raised her head and looked at him with a frown. Her amethyst eyes sparkled and her lips trembled, her white skin beginning to become pale and cold.

He narrowed his eyes, watching her lips turn blue, then slowly a trembling voice came.

"..you.. reduce your coldness."

She couldn't form a proper sentence and felt her tongue stiffen. You will freeze and die if you stay near him any longer.

Humans are very weak and cannot even tolerate this kind of atmosphere.

He didn't mind if she froze, it would make it easier for them to cut open her chest and take his possessions.

His face was getting blurry and I could barely keep myself conscious. I saw him slowly raise his hand and then there was a touch on my chin.

My heart pounded violently from the sharp sting and my chin froze immediately at his touch and began to rise along my fragile jaw.

He opened his lips softly, his tone was low and emotionless

"It's the thing inside you that raises my temperature."

That glow shook my chest and soon a fire broke out in my body as if my blood was turning into volcanoes

"ennn"

I closed my eyes tightly and immersed myself in that colliding feeling between extreme cold and heat.

The man's eyelashes drooped and a flash of orange reflected in his silver eyes. He focused his eyes on her details and clearly saw the orange color running like blood through her body.

It is as if its vessels glow and give color to the surface. Steam began to rise and the ice around them slowly diminished.

There was thick steam flowing from the touch of his finger on the skin of her chin.

He quietly removed his hand and his eyes retreated to the window before Alice fell, lying on her side.

The sudden heat seemed to drain all her energy and she fainted.

"kwik kwik"

With a small sound coming from her chest, her body began to calm down, the orange vessels that appeared on the surface disappeared, and her body temperature returned to normal.

The man paid no attention to this and quietly watched out the window. The snow seemed to be packing up again and the black fog was becoming thick beneath his feet.