When the sudden call from a staff disturbed Adrianna's peace, it baffled Xavier too. He saw her breaking down for someone and it broke his heart a little. Xavier wanted to drop her at her home but Adrianna refused."No… I want to see her. She was my co-staff when I worked as a part-time worker in the cafe." Adrianna replied while wiping her tears.Xavier nodded his head in agreement and turned the wheels of the vehicle to the murder spot.When they arrived, the area was temporarily closed by the police. There were sirens ranging from a long distance as they parked. Adrianna left the vehicle and rushed to see her staff member but the crowd was pushed."Please, she was my employee. Let me see her." She screamed at the Policeman and he let her get inside while Xavier followed her too.Adrianna's eyes widened in shock when she spotted the dead body. It was shrunk and her skin was wrinkled as if someone sucked the soul out of her. The sight was horrible for her. She leaned on Xavier's shou
As soon as Adrianna entered her apartment, she was shocked to see Alaric standing in the lobby and gazing at her. His sleepy eyes yet dangerously penned at her as if she had committed some crime and he was here to punish her.She gulped the saliva down and stayed outside the apartment. In a blink of an eye, Alaric grabbed her arm and pulled her inside the house, locking the door behind.She was about to scream but Alaric covered her mouth and dugges his nose on her shoulder, inhaling her scent.Suddenly, He frowned and pushed her a bit."Why do you smell like that?" He asked her.Adrianna was confused at his words but asked him, "what do you mean? How do I smell?"He sniffed the air and his eyes turned glowing red but he calmed himself down."Was someone with you?" He glared deeply in her eyes and clasped her wrist tightly.Adrianna tried to jerk his hands off hers but Alaric's grip was getting only tighter."Please, stop… It's hurting me." She cried while looking at his merciless fac
The approaching winters in the city of Sunfort had dropped the temperature very low. With the chilly breezes blowing at seven in the morning, and the sun hiding behind the partial clouds, Adrianna's blues were mesmerised with the beauty of nature. Her nostrils filled with fresh air as she inhaled with her eyes closed and focused to become a better person than she was yesterday. floral fragrances were mildly lingering in the atmosphere, scented the place which was a local park. From last night's incident, she was terrified of Alaric's presence around her. She couldn't sleep and had a terrible headache to deal with. Sipping on the Jasmine tea to soothe her popping nerves.As she opened her eyes precisely, her gaze landed on her two little kids and she was jubilant to see them. Along with them, her friend, Cathy approached Adrianna with a smile on her face."How are you feeling now?" She asked while showing her concern.Adrianna put the cup aside and nodded her head, "better but I am s
The dark rose from the grave and in the remote area, outskirts of the Sunfort City, a cult appeared out of nowhere. All of them were wearing long black clocks, covering their heads and faces. As they all stood in the circle, one of them stepped forward and sat in the middle of the circle. The deserted place was abandoned for a long time and no one had ever thought of running through it. That place had become a home to a kind of creature, called The NightCrawlers. The man sitting in the middle of the circle, poured blood over himself and bathe in it till the container gets empty. As soon as he bathed, the other cult members started chanting words in a foreign language. It seemed as if they were performing a ritual and the bait was the man in the middle. Suddenly, the lightning in the sky appeared and fell in the middle of the circle, on the man. The impact made the other cult members flee from the spot and they stood far away form the circle. Most of them expected the man to be dea
Alaric was upset with the deal Adna proposed to him. Not that his blood wasn't weak to perform necromancing but he had no one to teach him. Alaric was sitting in his office, with his head in his hands. Behind the wall hangs a portrait of a woman. She was no other than the famous Zara Knight, Alaric's mother. Below the portrait, there was a wooden decor where all the trophies were placed. It was from her mother, she was a vampire hunter. She hunted more than hundred of rogue vampires who were supposedly a threat to the entire community.However, She didn't survived the holocaust a decade ago. The holocaust created by the Whitmore family and it's cult. "Damn it…" Alaric was utterly pissed…"Master Alaric, you should stay stress free. The stress is not good for you. You have been through tough times before." Jonathan, Alaric's butler proceeds to help him but received a deadly glare form him."You should stay within your limits and don't try to teach me about my life." He was apathetic
There were horrific expressions decorated on Adrianna's face as she swung to the back of a room and landed on a bed with her ass. Luckily, the mattress wasn't hard and she was fine but the way Alaric treated her made her angry."Let me show you the real world…" there was a wicked smirk plastered on his face.Adrianna shook her head and asked him, "what are you going to do? It's not like that… i am no…" she was in the middle of her words when suddenly, she was pulled up from the bed and Alaric laid in her place."No, what? What am I going to do? Do you even know what kind of job I was going to offer you? Nothing, you know nothing.." his eyes landed on her outfit and he scrunched his brows."I don't want you to wear them… if you don't have better clothes, Just ask and i will provide you basic clothings. Alaric Knight's personal assistant shouldn't be wearing cheap clothes, it only reflects that I don't keep my employees happy." There was a stunned look in his eyes when he pointed out he
Due to lack of sleep, Adrianna was facing headaches and exhaustion. It made her pop pills to ease the pain, however, a brewed coffee prepared by her friend had made her headache disappear in no time. Her stomach was rumbling as she looked at the pasta served on the table."Thank you, Cathy…" Adrianna was being polite."Shut up and eat!!!" Cathy was mad at her."Are you going to stay mad at me for the whole day?" Adrianna was displeased by her actions."Yes, I will and might be more angry because I don't like you to roam streets alone when this danger is lurking out. Have you ever imagined what would happen to these kids if you went missing or were hunted by them? Neither they are animals nor humans, they have been classified as other creatures whose lives depend on the blood of humans. Or it could be possible if they were killing animals for the same." Her concern was genuine and the entire city was terrorized by the recent murders.This made Adrianna think about vampires more. She wa
"I want to resign from this job, Sir….."Adrianna's words had broken Xavier's heart. It crushed his hope but he wasn't going to let her leave that easily.He got up and stood next to her."Adrianna, What are you talking about? You are the manager of this cafe and This place truly needs you. You can't leave in the middle." Said Xavier with a low voice.She sighed and looked at him before she opened her mouth to respond."I know that but I can't risk my life everyday. I have two little kids and for them, I will not compromise. After Kelly's funeral, it was on my mind. Maybe, for a while, we all need to break through our barriers to keep us safe." Adrianna was worried and it was reflecting on her slight pale face."Still, there's no reason to resign. You want leaves, take it and I will not deduct any salary from your account. You want us to remain close for a while, that will be okay as soon as you think it would be. But don't resign, it is difficult to have a person like you." Xavier wo
SAVE HER, VAMPIRECathy arrived at the Knight's mansion, along with Kids. She was terrified to enter the place considering it as a vampire's lair. There might be more humans working under Alaric Knight but chances of getting bitten by a vampire were high. Before she could enter, the guards stopped them and demanded an explanation for their visit."Lady, may we know why you are here?" The guard asked Cathy."I need to meet Mr Knight! It's urgent!" She had her voice graveled due to dryness. The kids hugged Cathy's leg as they felt intimidated by the guard's gaze."Master Alaric isn't available at Mansion. But you have to book an appointment to see him." The guard scoffed and waved Cathy to leave."Please! It's important… We need to meet him." Cathy had tears in her eyes. She was worried for her best friend and she knew only Alaric could save her. "Didn't I tell you to leave? Come back tomorrow after booking an appointment. Leave or I have officials to call." The guard threatened them t
APPRECIATIONA loud growling sound caught everyone on their toes. In the array of the darkness, two yellow eyes appeared to be haunting and deadly. They were filled with bloodlust. Everyone present in the area knew there would be a bloodbath here. Nathan grasped Adriana's wrist and pulled her behind his huge body. He smelled the scent of the werewolf who stood in the darkness. The witch remained silent, to be in shock particularly. She got flabbergasted by the fact that her spell worked and the alpha was revived. However, the witch was aware that it was just the beginning of chaos."Looks like someone tried to interfere with my position behind my back." Xavier revealed himself and stood erect while glaring at his pack members. His steps were short but heavy. With every step he approached the light, his gaze observed everything around him. Suddenly, he sniffed in the air and tried to locate a familiar scent."Why does it remind me of something so special?" Xavier uttered while thinkin
RESUSCITATION OF A WEREWOLF "Take this blind and cover your eyes. I am not taking any risk while driving to the pack." Nathan handed a blind cover to Adriana and asked her to cover her eyes.Reluctantly, Adriana took the blind and put it on her eyes. She cannot afford to lose her kids, so she had to do what this man commanded. "Good girl… As long as you cooperate, It will make things easier and better for both of us." Nathan commented with a snarl on his face."Just because I am believing you doesn't mean I trust you. You are just a seeker who needs help. Once your work is done, You will let me go unharm." Adriana scolded him."Didn't you say you don't trust me, Adriana? You better trust your words at least." Nathan smirked and getsured his men to drag Adriana in a SUV standing outside the abandoned building. A few of his men stayed behind to clear the evidence. Nathan knew that Alaric Knight had his eyes on Adriana and he would come after her. He had no intention of fighting a pow
The silence in the small apartment was terrifying. Quick sobs had filled the kitchen as Adriana washed her tear stained face. Her heart was clutched under the pressure of her blood vessels. She was anxious about her kids. She fixed herself and locked the door of the apartment while her hands trembled vigorously when she tried to put the key in the keyhole."Damn it!!" She cursed herself before leaving the building. She had called the cab and went straight to the place where she was asked to be present.Adriana was overwhelmed by the fact that somebody had kidnapped her kids but how did that happen? The school guards won't let any kid leave school with anyone whose name and photograph isn't mentioned in the details. Moreover, the guards informed Adriana that the kids went with the guardian. That was Cathy!! She rubbed her temples when her head throbbed in pain. She had red eyes due to crying. "Ma'am! Your destination has arrived!" Said the cab driver.Adriana stepped back into realit
SWAPPED Returning back to the mansion, Alaric was exhausted from the stress he was taking from the past few months. Restraining his bloodlust, he was becoming weak but he was afraid his vampire side would get dominated if he fulfilled his bloodlust. To hide his identity among humans, he was successful after taking small amounts of stored blood to subside his lust. However, the wrenching thirst for blood was making him insane. He led into the office and found Adriana greeting him with a cup of coffee. When his eyes stuck with her gaze, Edna's word cleared more and more. He was confused about her identity as well and wanted to find out the truth. "Good morning, Master Alaric." She greeted him with the brightest smile."No need to call me Master, Adriana. Call me by my name. I love how my name rolls on your tongue." Alaric stated while taking the tray from Adriana's hand and placed it on the office's desk. He took her arm gently and pulled her closer."This is not the right time to fl
PLAQUE In the middle of the night, Alaric woke up and felt an uneasiness lingered in his chest. His eyes turned red and soon, he stood in the front of the mirror, observing his reflection. His animal instinct was rising and as his mind played the moments of the same.night but a few hours ago. He was this close to losing his sanity."Damn it!!! I need to keep my distance from her. What was I thinking?" He shouted and threw the entire wall sized mirror on the floor.Jonathan came running into the room after hearing the loud crash and his eyes widened to see the shards of the mirror on the ceramic floor. He had seen Alaric being pissed before but he was frustrated."Master Alaric?" He came out with the courage to speak."This is driving me crazy!!!" He yelled loudly."What?" Jonathan asked."That human girl!!!" Alaric shouted while glaring at Jonathan."Pardon me, Master Alaric but I had told you about this. Your feeling towards that fragile human girl wasn't natural. Earlier you never
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEASTThe metro city blazed under the warmth of the sun which rose over the blue sky. Adriana woke up from the deep slumber, palpated her chest while inhaling the air. She Got up early and prepared herself a cup of coffee which reminded her of her job at the Knight's penthouse. She felt exhausted after being ignored by Alaric after her last encounter. The mixed feeling she had for him was now the reason why they weren't talking to each other. Her scars were deep and it took a lot to recover and she did not want to get hurt again. Not only that she didn't want love , but her world was far different from what Alaric was living in. She sent her kids to school and went to the mansion. As she was about to change her clothes to appear presentable, she decided not to. When she came out from the room, Jonathan stood with a cup of coffee in his hand."Miss Cosgrove, is everything alright?" He asked with a polite tone coated on his tongue."Yes!" Adriana gave a plain answer
THE NECROMANCERThe chains clustered together when a slave was brought into the hall from the dungeons. That slave, no ordinary woman but a necromancer who was kept alive for this sole purpose, to revive the dead and create an army of nightcrawlers.The Queen had a wicked smile on her face as she descended the staircase from the throne and approached the woman in the black veil."My dear, Elisabeth. You know what I want from you. Then why ask such ridiculous doubts and waste my time." Said the queen.The woman rolled her eyes and glared back at her, "you are still on it? I can't believe that… you won't give up, right? You are nothing but a delusional bitch who needs to be asleep forever with the rest of your victims who got killed in the holocaust. You disgrace me… I feel alienated being your daughter." Elisabeth yelled at the queen."I thought the mother daughter reunion will be memorable but it's disgusting. You are daring enough to raise your head at me." The Queen was pissed as sh
Adrianna laid in his bed, inhaling his intoxicating smell that drove her crazy. Wrapped around the silk sheets and slowly, her eyes landed on the watch, a loud gasp made her run out from the book. As soon as she opened the door, she bumped into a solid surface. The moment she looked up and her gaze met with his blue eyes, she was all red.Her hazy thoughts made her instantly become a mess in the wind. She stood at the door, looking at the man in front of her in disbelief. His long hair fell over his forehead and water dripped on her shoulders. Her gaze slowly went to the abs and the low waist area of his body. She gulped the saliva down from her throat. Adrianna realised that she had afr more important thing than gazing a sexy vampire who had made her wet without any sexual contact. As soon as she leaned a bit to pass through the small space left between the door, Alaric blocked the space and made her stay inside the room.She was shocked by the sense of oppression he brought, and n