Chapter 50. Lineage (3)

Nervous, he removed his shirt, but before taking off his pants, he looked at himself in the mirror. He never liked looking at himself because of the marks he always left on his skin. But in that instant, Lim noticed for the first time how clean his skin was. It was free of any marks and beautiful, as if it had never had fingerprints, grips, and punishments with the leather belt.

He turned, feeling his heart quicken, and looked at his back. That was always the part of his body that was the most marked. But without HanWool, that part was just as clean as his belly, free of marks, and that made him smile.

For the first time, Lim smiled when he saw himself in a mirror.

He hurried to finally take a shower, and when he finished, he opened the door just a small crack and faced the bigger vampire. Shyly, he asked for the clothes, and his cheeks heated up when Hwang got up and handed them to him, looking into his eyes.

When the door closed again, Lim could hear the so