*VICKY*"You can't take her away!" Lou declared. "She's with us, and besides, you're the ones who crossed the line."Skinny Lou stood by my side, mustering up all his courage to face off against the other party. He hoped to use the rules of the gang to force them to give in. He was still too naive. On the streets, people only followed the rules if there was someone strong enforcing them.The only hope for the weak was to be bullied, but I admired his courage, and the spirit he had in him. Lou's words elicited a wave of mockery."Kid, I advise you to get the hell out of the way. You should just run home back to your mommy.""You guys...what are you up to? Do you want to break the rules set by Arthur? Whether you believe it or not, I'll call him over and he'll finish you all off.""Lou, shut up. You'll get us killed. Just give it up already!"John was on the sidelines and grabbed him, trying to pull him back, but Lou jerked his arm away."John, this lady saved us once. She woul
*VICKY*"Honestly, your acting skills are brilliant," I complimented. "You actually fooled me. I'll give you two thumbs up for that."I was now sure that Jaydan couldn't be an ordinary person. He must've tampered with my memory. I couldn't help but be upset because of it. After all, I used to be the one who did that kind of thing to other people and now it was being done to me."Vicky, listen to me. I did it for a reason. It's not that I didn't want to tell you, but that I couldn't–can't."Jaydan looked nervous, I could even hear his heartbeat from here. That confident smile that was usually on his face had disappeared. Good, it made me feel like I was the one in control again."Are you sure? You know I have a thousand ways to get those secrets out of you. I don't have a very good temper these days. You shouldn't test my patience like that."Despite my words, I wasn't interested in his secrets. I needed to figure out why he was approaching Leon and me. If he refused to tell me no
*LEON*I couldn't believe that Osip turned me down. Didn't she always want to marry me? Didn't she try to get me to leave Vicky? How come she changed her attitude so quickly? The mind of a woman really was mysterious.This was the first time in my life that I had been rejected by a woman, and it was even the woman who had been pursuing me for ages.I felt like an idiot. I broke Vicky's heart and tried to marry Osip to use her to close the deal with my father. I even tried to use her good feelings for me to keep Conrad from hurting Vicky.I was despicable, I hadn't even realized that I was becoming what I despised the most.In fact, I didn't love Osip at all. I never loved her, so she was justified in rejecting me. I never treated her with sincerity.I took a deep breath and sank down on the couch. Looking at the stunning view of New York at night, I couldn't help but think of Vicky. What would she be doing right now? Was she all right? I remembered that s
*LEON*Vicky closed her eyes and stood on her tiptoes, slowly leaning in. At such a close distance, I could even smell the distinctive scent of her body. I wrapped my arms around her waist. She hummed softly and fell into my arms. I didn't know that such a small action could make my heart beat so wildly.At this moment, I was sure that I was holding Vicky, the woman who had haunted my dreams and broken my heart. In my mind, images flashed by like a slideshow of the past with her, some were good memories, some were unwanted. But no matter what, these were the memories between her and me.Now was not the time to think about that though. Vicky, I would like to start over with you. No matter what you were, no matter who was against us, I want to be with you.At this point, my mind suddenly went blank and I let my body act on instinct. My hands went into her clothes, feeling her tender skin, and my lips gradually moved closer to hers. At this time, I could even clearly h
*VICKY*Jaydan told me everything, I mean, everything he could say. I wasn't interested in knowing about the secrets of his people. I had been living in the human world for so many years that I didn't want to get involved in these 'other things' anymore.What I was more concerned about was Leon. In fact, I never forgot about him at all. I wanted to know how he was doing lately. I wanted to know everything about him."Well, I'm not interested in knowing anything about you right now. From now on, I won't pry into your secrets anymore, but I have a condition.""What is it?"Jaydan got nervous again when he heard me say that. After today I wouldn't be surprised if he was scared of me. After all, a Lycan who turned into a dog couldn't possibly have much ability to defend himself in an Alien world."You're working as Leon's assistant, right? I want you to report back to me on a regular basis on what's going on with him. I want to know who he's with, what he's ab
*VICKY*"Here are the two croissants and the chocolate bread you wanted, that'll be a total of 13 dollars. Thank you."After more than two hours of practice, Lou started to become familiar with the process. Picking up goods, packing, collecting money, and giving change all in one fell swoop. His efficiency was just getting better and better as time went on.My shop had also become rather lively for having such an eye-catching staff, and even people just passing by would stop to peer inside because of Lou's good looks.But John never showed up, which worried me a little bit. Did he regret it? Did he feel that life on the streets was better than this lifestyle? Lou trusted him so much. I wouldn't have the heart to disappoint him if I had such a good friend.I looked at Lou, and he greeted me with a smile.The world was cruel, and people had ulterior motives. Even a best friend couldn't guarantee that they would always be on your side. That was a lesson I had
*VICKY*"He's been a little off recently. He often zones out when he's alone in the office and sometimes loses his temper for no reason. I feel like he's changed recently."Jaydan found a corner seat in our store and told me what was going on with Leon lately."Has he been alone lately? Has no one else come to see him?"Hearing about his current situation, I felt a little worried. Even if we couldn't be together now, I hoped that Leon could be happy. I knew from the beginning that I might not be able to be with him no matter how hard I tried with this current identity.He needed a woman to spend the rest of his life with him. Osip was actually a good choice. Yes, she was jealous and petty and sometimes did things that disgusted me, but her love for Leon was real. Even as her opponent, I could feel it.Well, I wouldn't hesitate to say that she was annoying though. She blamed me for being unable to get her lover's heart. When she was unhappy, she took it out
*VICKY*"Who's there?! Come out!"A black fog filled the entire warehouse, making it so that the mortals could barely see their surroundings. The fog I released not only blocked their vision but also muffled their hearing and other senses.I secretly thought that I was putting in a lot of effort to save John. I didn't know how long it would take for me to get back this much blood energy without Leon's help.The people inside the fog were obviously caught off guard by my actions and hurriedly pulled out their guns, shooting into the darkness. With this kind of low-visibility though, it was impossible for them to hit me. The law stipulated that we couldn't kill humans, but it didn't say that we couldn't scare them. I was out and about in the black mist, occasionally flashing my red glowing claws. My amber pupils also looked particularly dazzling in the darkness.From time to time, a scream came from the mist as they injured each other with their panicked shooting.