Chapter 80

Everyone stared at Alice as the threat escaped her lips. Only Luke smiled as he watched her reaction.

To me, it wasn't just her menacing tone that sounded scary, but her beautiful and innocent face when she spoke those words looked so contrasting that it made me shiver.

Nick, who was used to Alice's behavior, listened to her words and shrugged it off. He seemed to still be processing my words earlier.

"Let's assume that the issue of luring Carleon out is settled," he said, redirecting our attention from Alice. "We still need to prepare to face Vlad. No one knows how he will react when he finds out Carleon has been trapped."

"Why don't we just report his hidden activities to Vlad? Isn't that an easier way to get rid of Carleon?" Lana asked.

"Lana, if Vlad kills Carleon, as his Leeche, you will die too," I explained to her.

"Oh...I forgot about that," she replied, a bit embarrassed.

"Our current goal is not to get rid of Carleon, but to save you," I added, smiling at her.

"Alice, you've