In the next three months, Ellie had visited Winterwells almost every day, but Channing still didn't know of her whereabouts. He had not marked her yet despite of her countless requests, which was making Ellie spend a fortune on travel permits to come here. But there was something else that Channing had told her, and it looked more tempting to the girl.

"Come on Channing," Ellie tried to persuade for the umpteenth time, "You can try your Blood Noesis on me you know I could suppress it if my strength goes uncontrollably tenfold."

It was something all Warchilds could do, and that was transferring their innate special abilities to others through their blood.

Channing was the one who always thought Ellie was a good person just as she had played in front of him, but in truth, she wanted to take advantage of the healing abilities that formed between soulmates. She was manipulative, but Channing had everything except for the mark. He was waiting for things to get more comfortable, but the girl refused to meet his parents, neither did she let him meet her parents. There was no compulsion to do so, but Channing was a person who liked to do things systematically.

Channing shook his head, "No Ellie it would be dangerous, I myself can't handle it well I don't want something wrong happening to you." His hand caressed her cheek with the back of his finger.

Ellie placed her hand over his as Channing cupped her face and she rested her face in his palm, "Why don't you try it with me, that way you will learn how you use your Blood Noesis as well." She was manipulative and Channing was not aware. Her arrogance still showed in front of others, but she was good with Channing for the sole purpose of gaining his blood or the mark. In reality, she had not even mentioned her real name to Channing. "Please, let me help you master it," Ellie pleaded.

Channing stared at her for a long while before he got up from the rock that he was sitting on by the riverside. This was Ellie's favourite place, so they would come here at times since it was only a mile away from the capital.

Ellie craned her neck to look at Channing before she got up as well and hugged him. "It is okay if you don't want to I just want to be able to do something for you. You refuse to mark this early and I wish to be able to do something for you." He looked up at Channing with doe eyes where he had now circled his hand behind her waist to hold her closer to him.

"Ellie," Channing dragged his breath in a thoughtful expression, "Are you sure you will be able to handle it?" He brought his hands to hold her face between his palms, "You promise me you will be safe."

Ellie nodded, and Channing gave her a quick kiss on her lips. Ellie blushed at his actions and replied, "Yes, I promise. You know only I can handle your abilities, after all, I can suppress anyone's ability by touch." That was her Special ability, and that was the reason why Channing found it comfortable around her. Whenever he lost control, she would use her touch to suppress his abilities and he would be either weak or back to normal. She was perfect for him, his soulmate, he thought, while taking her look in.

"Okay, if something goes wrong, let me know," Channing said before making a cut in his hand and letting her have it.

Ellie took some blood, and she wanted to try more, but Channing only let her have a drop. As soon as Channing used his abilities, she felt the changes happening in her body and the sudden pangs in her chest, like she would have a heart attack any time now. She bent in pain.

Channing immediately held her, "Ellie is everything alright? Let's head to the hospital, come." He was genuinely concerned for her, but Ellie just pushed through slowly and steadily, knowing the results that she would receive in the end would be worth this pain.

"I am fine, it is suppressing inside slowly," replied Ellie while taking everything for the next fifteen minutes. When the pain slowly decreased, she felt all of her senses heightening.

It was like every part of her being receiving a kind of energy she could only dream of having. It was all hers now.

How interesting, she thought, to have a soulmate who was this useful.

"See, I am all fine," she said to Channing with a smile, but there was something else that had increased inside her that was the need to check this newfound strength. This little desire had turned into bloodlust because of Channing's abilities that were making her emotions tenfold inside her.

She continued to take blood from Channing for the next two months with and without his knowledge. Ellie had proposed for Channing to have a digital lock on his new condo so she could come and go anytime she desired.

For Channing, everything was going well, and so was for Ellie. Her strength was increasing day after day and her insanity was finding new skies to touch.

Her friend Akame was observing everything and was worried about what it would lead to for her friend, who she used to refer to as Ellie just as a nickname. There had been times when Ellie came with so much blood on her and some days she vomited blood. Akame was also well aware of Ellie's motives with Channing and somewhere it pained her heart that a kind soul like him was getting used.

After one more month, Ellie was addicted to Channing's ability. Her own special abilities were increasing in strength and she registered into Winterwells as a resident here.

Akame followed Ellie and watching how things had gone, Akame had gone to inform Ellie's sister, the Princess of their clan, about everything.

"Princess, I think you should bring her back from Winterwells," Akame said with concern.

The girl who was referred to as the Princess sat with one of her legs on the armrest and another moving side to side while on the ground. "If she is digging a grave for herself, why should I bother," said the bored voice of the Princess.

Akame did not give up and tried to provoke the girl that was sitting on what looked like a small throne in a dark filled room, "Princess, she is using one of the Warchilds Blood Noesis to increase her powers and be able to go against you. Please stop her or she might come here for your position-"

"Akame," the Princess got up from her seat and Akame hung her head to not look directly at the clan heir. Akame was scared to her core in presence of the princess. "Come on, let's go to Winterwells let me see how much my dear sister has improved. Let me show her dearly how none of those cheap tricks would work against me. It has been a long time since I got a good fight. I hope she has improved well."

Akame regretted it instantly of bringing the matters to their clan heir, but she thought it was better if Ellie understood where she belonged and came back instead of keeping on testing her sanity.