Chapter 5

Oliver’s POV

"Help!"

Shit! Why are these two days always a bad day for me?

Last night I had to suppress all my passion for sucking Amy's blood just because I felt sorry for her. This time, the woman I bought for $400,000 also fled in fear. Has my strength decreased?

I always catch my target. This afternoon's hunt did not go well because the number of stupid humans was far more than us.

But, I assure you my victims won't fool me again this time. Even if it fails, the last resort is Amy's blood. I can't if I have to delay any longer.

"KYAA! Help!"

great! This woman finally fell because of a tree root. After all, what's so hard about just being quiet and waiting for death? It just bothers me to chase him into the forest like this.

"I beg whoever you are, don't hurt me! I promise I will--."

Too late, honey.

Ah, the blood of a young girl sure is delicious.

My body is refreshed. Unfortunately, she has too little blood, in accordance with her skinny body. Just a few sucks; she had turned into a skeleton.

Game over. I immediately reduced the skull to ashes. Drowsiness started to come; my body had to rest after three days of struggling to get blood. However, my steps stopped when I smelled a human scent in this forest.

Who are the people who have come here? Whoever it is, I'll be getting extra blood for free.

I focused my smell on getting the human's location. As it turned out, it was not far from where I was now, and when I was getting ready to finish him off, I found out that this human was Amy.

"What are you doing here, Amy?"

Her face was pale and scared; from his expression, I'm sure she saw how I sucked the woman's blood earlier.

"I-I-I'm sorry, K-King Oliver."

"I don't want to hear your apologies. How did you get here? How do you get out of that room? Didn't I lock it already?!"

The moonlight shone on Amy's face; her beauty radiated. That innocent face filled with fear again made my heart flutter. I feel fragile as a Vampire king who has lived for 126 years. It feels like my pride is stepped on when a weak human can amaze me because of her appearance.

"You didn't lock my bedroom, King Oliver. I felt bored and… decided to go outside for some fresh air."

"Save your bullshit, Amy! I know what you're thinking; you're trying to escape. Tonight all my members are gone; I'm the only one left after buying the girl at the bar. You took this opportunity to escape. Stupid!"

Amy gasped; her hands seemed to be squeezing the hem of her clothes, and she felt annoyed.

"Don't expect to get out of here, Amy. If I find out you're trying to run away again, I won't hesitate to rip your throat and suck your blood as I did to that woman just now! You saw it, right?"

Amy still lowered her head; she didn't respond to me.

"Answer me!"

I raised Amy's head by clutching her face; she looked like she was crying while nodding and saying. "Y-yes, King Oliver."

"Now, come back before all my members come. I still want to spend time in this forest. Remember what I said, don't think about running away!"

I pushed Amy's body. She immediately ran off with sobs that sounded quite strong—typical human, whiny and weak. Amy's body scent left behind, raising my passion for blood. And it looks like spending the night soaking in the lake is good enough.

"KYAA!"

The scream came from the front. And the voice belonged to Amy.

Who attacked her in my territory?! This smell… The outcast! Shit!