Clink.

“Lilith, hurry up.”

“W-wait a moment! I’m not ready yet…!”

“Enough stalling. Just come out—it’s something you’ve done countless times.”

“Couldn’t I at least put on some underwear? Or even just… just my panties?”

“Well, maybe if you’d just complied earlier, you could’ve avoided this. I overlooked the fact that you tried to kill me, so you should at least meet me halfway.”

With that, Ethan turned, exposing his neck, where a faint red line marked where my blade had grazed him. Though the bleeding had stopped, I shivered at the reminder of how close I’d come to actually …