"What do you mean?" Kate looked the man in the eye. "I think you should finish your meal before we talk about this" Clarence said resting his back on his chair. Kate decided to eat since she was hungry. She didn't have the strength to argue with this man but one thing she knew was that she was not going to stay with him.Taking everything she could find on the table she ate as she had never eaten before. Forget table manners, hunger will make you behave like a woman without ethics. Clarence watched the woman in front of him stuffing food into her mouth. Who knew she was this hungry, perhaps she has not eaten since morning. He silently watched her as she ate while thinking of how to convince her to stay. She looked like the stubborn type who wouldn't listen to him. But he will make sure she stayed.When kate was done eating, James came in and cleared the table. She turned to Clarence "What were you saying, that I'm going to stay here?" "Yes," Clarence answered
Kate looked down at her folded palms. What was her decision? She hasn't made up her mind yet and she didn't know what to say. She was not sure if she can stay here, but she was also sure those demons will kill her if she went back to her town. She was confused about what to do. It made her feel soberer to realize that she didn't have anyone to ask guidance from. She couldn't ask Madam Rosie, she will tell her to follow her heart. But what is her heart saying? Her heart was cold and her mind was fuzzy, she couldn't think straight anymore. "I can give you all the time to think about it but…" He drawled "They wouldn't also have time to think about it when they're killing you" Was that an encouraging word or a threat to something? Will they really kill her? Of course, they will, she had seen how the last one was about to kill her. Kate looked up at Clarence whose gaze never left her. She couldn't figure out what the man was thinking. Can she live with a man who can disappe
Clarence directly teleported himself to the forest near the council building. He walked the remaining distance before entering the building through the huge black gate that was heavily guarded inside. The guards bowed when they saw him walk in. Reaching the entrance of the building, he was met by a scrawny-looking man with pale white skin and red eyes. He was no doubt a vampire but a low-ranked Vampire. "Master Clarence" The man greeted opening the door for Clarence "You came early today," He said as they made their way inside the building. "You were not expecting to see me?" Clarence asked in a bored tone while walking with his chin raised in confidence and his step firm on the hard floor. "N…no master Clarence. It's just that…" The man stuttered as he tried to keep up with Clarence's long strides. "It's understandable Markus" Clarence cut him off "There are a lot who wouldn't like my presence today" Markus did not say anything to this. The council meeting was
As Kate tended to her wound, the room reeked of chlorhexidine. The only light in the darkroom came from the cracked wood in the hearth. Tonight was one of the many nights she had that terrible dream, but this time it felt so real that she woke up with wounds on her left arm. Little Kate was only eight years old when she lost her family in a cold massacre in her hometown, where they had lived before she moved to this new town. The only thing she remembered was having blood on her hands that day. It is still one of Kate's most painful memories, and it comes back to her from time to time. Now nineteen she wondered how she couldn't forget those memories, it was always haunting and tormenting her. She had tried everything she could to know about what happened elevenyears ago but it seemed as if those events had been washed off by the sea as no one ever spoke about it. She couldn't go back to sleep, so she kept listening to the sounds the breeze made as i
Kate walked into the mansion, fascinated with everything she saw. The beautiful large fountain at the center of the compound, and the smaller one in the garden added to the beauty of the mansion. The beautiful flowers and the well_trimmed fields that surrounded the fountain gave it a peaceful warm look. Her head bobbled as she continued gawking at everything she saw. The mansion was beautifully carved with intricate designs. The golden bull sculpture that stood beside the two tall pillars at the entrance of the mansion glittered as the light touched it. Kate's joy was cut off when she was stopped by a middle-aged man. His stubble mustache and protruded stomach made him look like a blubber belly. Kate bit her lips to stop herself from laughing at her wild imaginations. The man stood gauging at her from head to toe. "I'm Patrick the butler of the house, how may I help you? Do you have an appointment with Madam?".Oh, so many questions Kate thought "I'm Kate
The demon continued fighting with the man, not backing down. He kept on throwing more knives and balls of fire but before they got to the man, they disappeared. Confused with what was happening "What are you?" The demon voice sounded more croaky now he was fighting. "What I am?" The man gave him an unnerving smile "I am who I am" He kept conjuring rings of fire as he engaged in conversation with the demon. "Why do you want to kill her?" "Why do I want to kill her?" The demon asked "You're a fool if you don't know why I want to kill her. Even if I don't kill her now, others will come for her" "Seems I've got no use for you, you're a dimwitted ugly demon, psst" This time the man threw the rings of fire he has been building at the demon. The demon didn't know what happened but the rings of fire started engulfing him before he managed to dissolve them. He had been distracted by this man's talk, he didn't know when he attacked. "Playing dirty huh?" The d
"I see you're awake" All the nerves on Kate's body turned alert. She slowly turned to face the monster that kidnapped her, but what she saw was a different person. The man standing in front of her is beautifully handsome. His eyes had the darkest shade of red, his pointed nose was specially carved straight down to his thin red lips. He was the definition of beauty with his long silver hair that reached his shoulders. Kate couldn't take her eyes away from the perfect sculpted face of the man, that was sinfully beautiful in her eyes. What? Am I seeing wrong? Did he transform into this handsome man? No! he's still the same man. The monster that attacked me. I won't let him manipulate me with his good looks. Kate shook her head to get him away from her thoughts. Kate was having her internal monologue, she didn't notice when the man came to stand in front of her. He placed his hand on her forehead like he was checking her temperature. Did…did he just touch my fo
Kate and Madam Rosie went back to the shop after bidding goodbye to Borrel. "Now Kate lass, tell me what happened there. You got me so worried" Madam Rosie said as they sat down on one of the benches inside the shop. Kate took in deep breaths as she started narrating "I don't know Madam Rosie, but one minute I was coming back after I've delivered the linen to Madam Castrol and the next I was facing a hideous looking creature". "It was so ugly, that when I called him ugly in my mind, he paralyzed me. I couldn't walk and I couldn't talk""Everything happened so fast that I couldn't keep up, the only thing I remembered he was talking about was that I ruined so many lives, ab…about what happened eleven years ago". Kate's voice broke at the end, the fear that she didn't want to visit years ago was now back, waiting to consume her. "Eleven years ago? That was when the massacre in your town took place" Rosie whispered gently rubbing her hand on Kate's back to calm her down
Clarence directly teleported himself to the forest near the council building. He walked the remaining distance before entering the building through the huge black gate that was heavily guarded inside. The guards bowed when they saw him walk in. Reaching the entrance of the building, he was met by a scrawny-looking man with pale white skin and red eyes. He was no doubt a vampire but a low-ranked Vampire. "Master Clarence" The man greeted opening the door for Clarence "You came early today," He said as they made their way inside the building. "You were not expecting to see me?" Clarence asked in a bored tone while walking with his chin raised in confidence and his step firm on the hard floor. "N…no master Clarence. It's just that…" The man stuttered as he tried to keep up with Clarence's long strides. "It's understandable Markus" Clarence cut him off "There are a lot who wouldn't like my presence today" Markus did not say anything to this. The council meeting was
Kate looked down at her folded palms. What was her decision? She hasn't made up her mind yet and she didn't know what to say. She was not sure if she can stay here, but she was also sure those demons will kill her if she went back to her town. She was confused about what to do. It made her feel soberer to realize that she didn't have anyone to ask guidance from. She couldn't ask Madam Rosie, she will tell her to follow her heart. But what is her heart saying? Her heart was cold and her mind was fuzzy, she couldn't think straight anymore. "I can give you all the time to think about it but…" He drawled "They wouldn't also have time to think about it when they're killing you" Was that an encouraging word or a threat to something? Will they really kill her? Of course, they will, she had seen how the last one was about to kill her. Kate looked up at Clarence whose gaze never left her. She couldn't figure out what the man was thinking. Can she live with a man who can disappe
"What do you mean?" Kate looked the man in the eye. "I think you should finish your meal before we talk about this" Clarence said resting his back on his chair. Kate decided to eat since she was hungry. She didn't have the strength to argue with this man but one thing she knew was that she was not going to stay with him.Taking everything she could find on the table she ate as she had never eaten before. Forget table manners, hunger will make you behave like a woman without ethics. Clarence watched the woman in front of him stuffing food into her mouth. Who knew she was this hungry, perhaps she has not eaten since morning. He silently watched her as she ate while thinking of how to convince her to stay. She looked like the stubborn type who wouldn't listen to him. But he will make sure she stayed.When kate was done eating, James came in and cleared the table. She turned to Clarence "What were you saying, that I'm going to stay here?" "Yes," Clarence answered
In an old cave where no human has ever gone, maybe the fear of what they will find or the fear of meeting the night creatures, or probably both made them not step into the deep forest. The ones who claimed to be brave went and never come back again. But no one knew this was where some of the demons resided. Not everyone knew about the existence of demons. They only knew about the night creatures and the witches. Even when the demons killed humans, the blame was always put on the night creatures. The council has done everything they could to keep everything gentle where both the demons, the night creatures, the humans, and the rumored witches will stay without causing chaos. That was the agenda they have been working on for decades which has been unfruitful, especially the massacre that took place a decade ago that involved Kate's town. Inside the cave, it was blazing hot, and different types of demons were everywhere. Some had the shape of a deformed human with blac
They are here! Kate started panicking, and fear struck in. What in the world did I do to these demons? "It's best if you stop thinking, they will hear your thoughts," Clarence said in a whisper. "How can I not think, what will I do to stop thinking" "Shall I kiss you then?" "What!?" This man is insane to think I will allow him to touch me. Clarence sighed, it seems like he had fueled the girl more. He only said that to stop her from thinking, who would have thought it will make her mind jittery? Without thinking he bent down and carried her in his arms before teleporting to his house. Kate didn't know what happened, one minute this man was talking about kissing her and the next they were in a house. She looked around the house and recognized it as the house where he took her before. It felt good going from one place to the other without walking or taking the carriage. She realized she was still in his arms. She wriggled herself out from the ma
Kate and Madam Rosie went back to the shop after bidding goodbye to Borrel. "Now Kate lass, tell me what happened there. You got me so worried" Madam Rosie said as they sat down on one of the benches inside the shop. Kate took in deep breaths as she started narrating "I don't know Madam Rosie, but one minute I was coming back after I've delivered the linen to Madam Castrol and the next I was facing a hideous looking creature". "It was so ugly, that when I called him ugly in my mind, he paralyzed me. I couldn't walk and I couldn't talk""Everything happened so fast that I couldn't keep up, the only thing I remembered he was talking about was that I ruined so many lives, ab…about what happened eleven years ago". Kate's voice broke at the end, the fear that she didn't want to visit years ago was now back, waiting to consume her. "Eleven years ago? That was when the massacre in your town took place" Rosie whispered gently rubbing her hand on Kate's back to calm her down
"I see you're awake" All the nerves on Kate's body turned alert. She slowly turned to face the monster that kidnapped her, but what she saw was a different person. The man standing in front of her is beautifully handsome. His eyes had the darkest shade of red, his pointed nose was specially carved straight down to his thin red lips. He was the definition of beauty with his long silver hair that reached his shoulders. Kate couldn't take her eyes away from the perfect sculpted face of the man, that was sinfully beautiful in her eyes. What? Am I seeing wrong? Did he transform into this handsome man? No! he's still the same man. The monster that attacked me. I won't let him manipulate me with his good looks. Kate shook her head to get him away from her thoughts. Kate was having her internal monologue, she didn't notice when the man came to stand in front of her. He placed his hand on her forehead like he was checking her temperature. Did…did he just touch my fo
The demon continued fighting with the man, not backing down. He kept on throwing more knives and balls of fire but before they got to the man, they disappeared. Confused with what was happening "What are you?" The demon voice sounded more croaky now he was fighting. "What I am?" The man gave him an unnerving smile "I am who I am" He kept conjuring rings of fire as he engaged in conversation with the demon. "Why do you want to kill her?" "Why do I want to kill her?" The demon asked "You're a fool if you don't know why I want to kill her. Even if I don't kill her now, others will come for her" "Seems I've got no use for you, you're a dimwitted ugly demon, psst" This time the man threw the rings of fire he has been building at the demon. The demon didn't know what happened but the rings of fire started engulfing him before he managed to dissolve them. He had been distracted by this man's talk, he didn't know when he attacked. "Playing dirty huh?" The d
Kate walked into the mansion, fascinated with everything she saw. The beautiful large fountain at the center of the compound, and the smaller one in the garden added to the beauty of the mansion. The beautiful flowers and the well_trimmed fields that surrounded the fountain gave it a peaceful warm look. Her head bobbled as she continued gawking at everything she saw. The mansion was beautifully carved with intricate designs. The golden bull sculpture that stood beside the two tall pillars at the entrance of the mansion glittered as the light touched it. Kate's joy was cut off when she was stopped by a middle-aged man. His stubble mustache and protruded stomach made him look like a blubber belly. Kate bit her lips to stop herself from laughing at her wild imaginations. The man stood gauging at her from head to toe. "I'm Patrick the butler of the house, how may I help you? Do you have an appointment with Madam?".Oh, so many questions Kate thought "I'm Kate