Amelia felt in a dilemma.She knew Adam meant it when he asked her to go to Switzerland with him. But he was a vampire original, and it was obvious that he requested it to enrage Darren.After leaving the dungeon, neither she nor Darren spoke for a long time. When they walked back near the packhouse, beside the emerald lake, Darren suddenly turned and grabbed her shoulders, “I am not going to let you go to Switzerland with him. It’s too dangerous. We find other ways to track down Ian.”“But what about the time limit?” She asked blankly, “What if the Moon Goddess’s relic asks me to kill Ian tomorrow? And … even if we can find him in other ways. Still, it will take a lot to get him from vampires. Many people might die. We can’t let our warriors risk their lives for that. They are our family, right?”Darren pressed his lips. What Amelia said was true, but how could he let her go abroad with a vampire original who was obviously coveting her?“They will do what they have to do. That’s what
Amelia led the way to leave the forest with Adam.Darren told her to take the lead no matter what. It’s important for her to build the confidence to confront Adam. Amelia followed his advice. The first thing she did when she went back to Adam was to make her requirements. “I will only go to Switzerland with you by commercial airliner. And I want my mate and my warriors to be my bodyguards.”Adam tilted his lips, “Your mate can follow us, in a different car and plane, of course. But I won’t allow him to enter my house. Apart from that, no warriors are allowed. Trust me, you won’t want to bring a bunch of wolves to a coven of vampires. It’s provoking war.”Amelia looked back at Darren. She mind-linked him. Darren nodded his head.Amelia agreed, “Fine,” she added. “But it’s only a business trip. We are going as acquaintances, not even as friends. Don’t you ever mention honeymoon or things like that. Nothing is going to happen.”Adam shrugged his shoulders, “Fine with me.” He grinned, sa
The rest of their road trip was pretty calm. Adam didn’t tease Amelia again or try to push her to do things she didn’t want to.When they arrived at the airport, Amelia noticed Adam’s face was stern. He looked angry, which was odd because he had just successfully made her kiss him.“What?” When Adam took her suitcase out of the backseat, she couldn’t help but ask.Adam turned and looked at her, his mottled golden eyes were cold as the dead, which was scary. Still, Amelia mustered her courage and asked, “Why are you angry?” She was afraid that he might do something bad to her mate.Adam answered nothing. He just picked up her suitcase and then walked into the building.Darren’s car slowly parked at the roadside too. He didn’t get off, just looking at her from the driver’s seat. Amelia nodded her head to him, then followed Adam to enter the building.It was a busy airport with lots of passengers in it. Amelia had never taken a plane before. It took her a while to finally spot Adam at
When the plane landed in Zurich, it was around 7 at night. Amelia was awakened by Adam. He crouched down beside her seat in the aisle, and then waved his hand in front of her closed eyes, calling her gently, “Wake up, Amy. We’re home.”Amelia opened her eyes reluctantly. She still felt tired and sleepy. But the moment she saw that face staring at her closely, her sleepiness flew away. She almost jumped up but got stopped by the safety belt.“What are you doing?!” She yelled frantically. Adam curled up his lips. He still loved it when she was in a panic. But now, he started to wonder. Maybe that was because he loved every little part of her, no matter her happiness or tears.“I am calling you to wake up,” he said. “We are here in Switzerland.”Amelia looked around and found that all the other passengers had gone. She felt embarrassed for sleeping through the whole trip. She wiped the corners of her mouth subconsciously, and then unbuckled her safety belt. Adam had already stood up.
Amelia sent a text to Darren first, and then went to the bathroom.When she stepped out of the shower, the extremely long day in North Europe had finally turned to night. It felt as cold as water. Amelia wrapped herself in the bathrobe, and then sat in front of the dressing table, prepared to dry her hair. Right before she turned on the switch of the hair dryer, the door was knocked. Amelia heard a young female’s voice coming from outside, “Miss Foster, this is Mia. Mr. Kowalskyi sent me here to take care of you.”Amelia stood up and opened the door, then saw a young maid in uniform standing outside. She was a human, young and vibrant, almost like a teenager. She had this big, enthusiastic smile on her face, which suggested that she loved her job. Amelia felt glad to finally see some humanity in this cold ancient castle. She smiled back at the maid and then invited her in. “Please come in. Nice to meet you, Mia.”Mia was holding a bunch of colorful dresses and some jewelry boxes.
Adam had made plans for tonight.Long before he asked Amelia to Switzerland with him, when he was still in her bakery shop typing, writing, and observing her, he had already decided what he would do to her once he brought her here.When the night came, he would invite her for dinner for sure, but before that, he would have her dress like a princess, even make her wear a splendid wedding dress.After she cried throughout dinner at the table, he would “ask” her to dance. In the company of the beautiful symphony of Shubert, he would flirt with her, tease her, and even terrorize her by pretending to bite her. “I am going to transfer you to a vampire,” he would whisper in her ear, gliding his sharp teeth through the soft skin of her delicate neck.Amelia would be so scared, and then she would run and hide.He would chase her through every single room of this huge castle, having some weapons and exits prepared for her, giving her fake hopes now and then, but quickly push her back into deep
After going back to the castle, they said “good night” to each other.Adam parted with her in the lobby. He didn’t want to frighten her by escorting her to her room.Amelia took the elevator and went back alone. After entering her room, she loosened her hair first and removed all the ornaments Mia decorated on her.After that, she picked out one of her own dresses from the closet. She didn’t wear it. Instead, she wrapped it around her waist and then shifted.The castle was high, but the second floor wouldn’t be a problem for a deft wolf like her. She pushed open the window using her paws, and then jumped out through it.The dirt underneath the window was soft, tinged with the mixed scent of different kinds of plants. Amelia stopped there for a second to identify the direction. And then she moved her legs and sprinted. She was heading towards her mate who was guarding her outside those tall grey walls.She just had one of the greatest nights of her life. She couldn’t wait to share it
When Amelia headed back, the temperature within the manor had suddenly dropped.The whole place somehow went into dead silence. Ominous coldness infiltrated her skin. Amelia kept her footsteps light, eliminating the sounds she made to the minimum. Way before she made it to the castle, she had already heard that cocky male voice laughing and shouting from inside it.“Where are you, Adam?”“Come to meet your big brother!”“It has been 70 years since the last time we met. Don’t you want to treat your brother to a drink?”His tone was both playful and vicious, sounding like provoking a fight or seeking conflicts. No matter who he was, his visit here was definitely not kind.Amelia quickly climbed up to a huge maple tree outside the castle. She hid herself on a branch under those lush leaves, observing the castle, trying to get a peek at what was going on inside.From the opened window on the façade of the building, she saw an average-height figure wandering through the hallway on the se