Celeste's eyes fluttered open, and her nose breathed in a familiar scent. Groaning with a hand pressed against her forehead, Celeste sat up and looked around. Nothing felt familiar. The bed smelled like Dante, and her clothes smelled exactly like him. His scent was everywhere in the room.
Celeste's eyes widened before reaching for the door and rushed out, not knowing why she would smell Dante's everywhere but couldn't hear him anywhere.
"That's not it!" Leto's voice came from somewhere.
Celeste made her way, following the sound of the voice until she stumbled into a room and saw Leto and Dante staring at a computer while an unknown man was doing something in the kitchen.
"What kind of unholy combination is this?" Celeste asked.
She knew Leto always had a hard time trusting someone, let alone talking to someone and treating them like friends.
"Where am I? Where are we? And
Brandon sat in the waiting room, hands trembled on his lap as he waited for the doctor to come out of the ER. After what happened at the safe house, Brandon rushed Celeste to the ER because her eyes were bleeding, and he didn't know what to do as he listened to her moaning in pain with blood tears rolled down her cheeks.Rushing her to the ER seemed like the right thing to do. Now, here he was—sitting nervously and waiting for the doctor. Brandon felt like he wanted to barge in and demanded answers, but he kept himself calm. He wouldn't be able to think straight if his emotions got in the way. He was supposed to feel scared and everything because Celeste was his mate, but Brandon couldn't do that now. He had to stay calm and think rationally. Many lives depended on him."I couldn't contact him," Leto entered the
After the phone call, Brandon decided to meet Clavier, who had obtained permission from the Council to inform Brandon. Leto returned to the hospital when Brandon exited the room where Celeste was admitted."She just ate some meds and is resting inside," Brandon said to Leto. "Did you find anything?"Leto looked like he hadn't had a second to rest. His pale face was unusually paler than earlier. His clothes were messy, and his eyes looked weary. It wouldn't be a surprise if he suddenly collapsed from exhaustion at this rate."There's no sign of him using the safe houses he told us about. He could have hunkered down elsewhere," Leto replied. "Why did the doctor say about Celeste's condition?""Nothing o
"You know, you smell like wine," Brandon said as they stepped into the hospital's elevator."It'd be a surprise if I don't sweat wine at this rate," Clavier grumbled under his breath while looking at the medical report in his hands. "So, the doctors can't figure out what's causing the pain and blood tears?""They're just monitoring her for now. Is it possible for Lucien to do something like this?""He once manipulated someone to gauge their own eyes with their fingers," Clavier replied nonchalantly before looking at Brandon, whose eyes widened at his words. "I didn't mean to instill fear in you." The Daemon doctor let out a sigh. "To be honest, I never met Lucien in person.""Really?""I've known Stefano for whole my life, but I never crossed paths with Lucien. He only visited Stefano when he was alone in the castle. What I knew about Lucien was what Stefano and others told me. I
A black car stopped in front of a cafe by the beach, and a silver-haired man came out from the passenger's side while a black-haired and tanned-skin man stood before the shop, looking at him. His presence exuded a powerful authority aura that could make a mere mortal fall to their knees at the sight of his presence."It has been a long time, Shadow," the silver-haired man said."Young Master De Vincenzo," Shadow acknowledged him, opening the door to the empty cafe. "What brings you to come here?"Lucien unwrapped the scarf from his neck and put it on the chair before sitting down. "It was quite a commotion at the nightclub. Did your agents survive?""Alive and kicking. Did the Lord send you here?""No, I came on my own accord. The King has agreed to let me take over the Ministry of Defense with a condition. We have to rescue the damsel in distress first."The
Darkness.Complete darkness, even though the sounds came from everywhere. Even though the sounds were loud and clear, no images were constructed in Celeste's mind. The rain began to pour outside the hospital, adding more sound to Celeste's surroundings. There were many noises around her. Yet, her eyes still could only see the darkness. Maybe this was it. The ending of the Blind Bandit. She would just be grounded in her home, using the walking stick to get her around, and depended on someone to proceed with her daily life.How did it all end up this way?Celeste clenched onto her hospital gown. She hated it. The feeling she had right now, she hated it. It began to degrade her to the lowest pit of despair and devoured her inside out. Without her eyesight, she couldn't do anything. It made her feel weak and helpless.She hated it so much.Shadow betrayed her and Leto. Celeste still
Leto came out of his room and froze as he felt someone else's presence in the apartment. He put the duffel bag containing Celeste's clothes and essentials on the floor before walking down the hallway to the living room."What are you doing here?" Leto asked when he saw Shadow was standing by the patio's door with his back facing him. "Wasn't it enough that you've tampered with the diamonds?""There's no room for weakness in this world. Have you forgotten that?" Shadow asked, glancing over his shoulder with his menacing eyes."So what? Should we put aside our feelings and go on like a robot? You've played us. You played Celeste, who looked up to you. You were everything to both of us. But for you, we're just mere pawns."Seeing Celeste getting hurt and angered by Shadow's betrayal took a toll on Leto. He had vowed to keep her protected and safe, yet he had failed it. Celeste got hurt and betrayed to t
# Clavier's memory,He glanced to the door as he heard light footsteps coming from outside before the door was pushed open, and Stefano stood there. The Daemon High Lord only visited him in the hospital when he was out of reach. Clavier worked tirelessly to improve the research data that he knew would be a breakthrough in the medical field. He holed up in his lab in the hospital ever since one of the nurses who assisted him was kidnapped by a vampire. After her return, Clavier let her take a few weeks to recuperate."I must've forgotten to bring my phone," Clavier said apologetically before resuming to look at the specimen underneath the microscope. "What brought you here?""There have been shapeshifters' sightings in the fourth realm," Stefano said."That's where Mira and the others are. I'm sure one or two shapeshifters wouldn't be a problem for the demon wolf. Brandon is doing well in his mission.
Brandon could tell Leto had some questions about the people standing in the waiting room, like some gangsters waiting for their leader to come out of the surgery. Clavier sprawled on the couch, looking drained out after doing too much thinking, and spoke about his past."You can ask questions later," Brandon said to Leto. "Just know that I'm not Dante but Brandon Kane, Gamma of the Southern Werewolves Pack.""Oi, what would do you if he ends up betraying you?" Liam asked, crossing his arms while glaring at Leto."I've told Cohen before. I'll take all the responsibility," Brandon replied."What about the other guy?" Leto asked. "The one named Elijah?""Vincent Hale," Vincent said as he entered the waiting room. "You guys could have chosen a better place to meet. Luckily, there aren't many patients on this wing."Liam turned to Brandon. "Cohen had given the ord