When I wake again. He is gone.
Instead Tanaka waits at the door.
"The Count has gone out." He says.
"But he was very worried about you and didn't leave your side for two days."
I frown. I had been asleep two days.
I didn't believe that he could have wanted to stay beside me. For two days.
My first impression was coldness.
It seemed like his hardness had melted a bit. But not that much.
It's 8pm and I'm feed and put back into bed.
I didn't see him that night.

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Winter Song •「冬の歌」• CPN
Historical FictionCarefree isn't a word that describes Fuyu's Life. Bearing the burden of causing her mother's death during childbirth is heavy. When life can't seem to get worse she is suddenly whisked away into an arranged marriage with a mysterious half Japanese...