I don't remember when was the last time Elliot and Rosie left this house... Maybe never?It seems like it has never happened.Even they were born in this house. When I mentioned it to Nick, he just raised one eyebrow and went back to feeding Rosie her red bean porridge.It seems like lately Nick has monopolized the task of feeding Rosie. I always end up with Elliot and his never-ending bottle that he always throws to the floor after finishing it. Elliot has already destroyed twelve bottles so far, of course it's because Elliot is not an ordinary baby. The more days went by, his strength became more and more uncontrollable. Nick says that Elliot's behavior is still within normal limits in the Volder world."Will Greg and Lana come again today?" I asked while picking up the bottle from the floor, the more Elliot throws his bottles farther away."I think Greg has work today," Nick replied. He was wiping off Rosie's drool that's dripping. Rosie raised both of her hands and giggled with del
I stared at the apartment building in front of me with a doubtful look. Greg stood beside me after he finished parking his car in a 'safe' place."Are you sure this is the place?" I was a bit skeptical.The building in front of me looked too shabby for someone on Dostov's level to live in. There are some teenagers who are sitting in the courtyard of the building. They were chatting punctuated by loud laughter that sounded a bit hysterical to my sensitive ears."Actually I was planning to come uninvited to his clan base but apparently Nick got ahead of me," Greg countered. He sounded irritated. He had just come home from work and immediately picked me up, so Greg was still wearing his suit minus the tie."Hah?"Greg scratched his head for a moment. "Nick called Alice and asked her to facilitate this meeting because she doesn't want you to come to Dostov's headquarters.""Oh ... so the meeting was held in a secret place like this," I replied, nodding in understanding.'No, this place is
Greg took a deep breath to control his emotions. "May I ask why you're using Rosie as bait?" I can tell by the gesture she's making. She's trying to sound polite.Dostov smiled slightly as he observed Greg. "Carleon is not a fool, he knows which is fake, and which is real."Greg gritted his jaw. “Then why use Rosie?!”"Because Lily Rose is the most convincing candidate right now. Besides there's no way we can make Elliot Shaw a Valkyrie, he's a boy." Dostov's answer sounded strange to me. But I don't want to interrupt their conversation."Dostov, living for eight hundred years must have left your brain rotting inside your head by now. How could you have the heart to use a seven month old baby as Volder's bait like Carleon?!" Greg exclaimed furiously.Dostov did not look the least bit offended, his face still relaxed. "Have you forgotten I am their guardian too? How could I let these two get hurt, Gregory."“Guardian…” Greg hissed curtly. "You have to step over Nick and mine before you
What Dostov said still rang in my head that night. I've told Nick everything we talked about in our meeting, but oddly enough he doesn't look too surprised to hear it."You already know,right?" I accused him rather angrily. We were getting ready for bed after finishing dinner. Elliot and Rosie had been sleeping in their rooms for three hours.Nick shook his head, He was buttoning his pajamas while I had just changed into my nightgown."I don't know, but I guessed it," he replied before looking up at me after finishing all his buttons. He walked to the bed and opened the thick blanket of our bed.I, who was combing my auburn hair, stopped for a moment then turned my body to look at him. "Then what should we do?""Sleep?"he answered with a questioning look. He was already under the covers. One of his hands supports his head so he can watch me comb my hair.I rolled my eyes in annoyance. "Nick, this is serious," I grumbled before placing my comb back on the dresser. His blue eyes followe
After the knocking incident last night I still feel scared when Nick is not around me. This house is very big, so big we only use part of the room because Elliot and Rosie are still very small so they don't need too much space yet.Nick says he's lived in this house for eighty years with Greg, but he's never heard that mysterious tapping sound I heard last night.I asked him if this house might be haunted but Nick answered me laughing so hard he almost choked on the blood wine he was drinking."Eleanor, do you think a ghost has been occupying Volder's house?" he asked before wiping the blood wine that splattered the kitchen counter. Nick is one of those people who is very obsessed with cleaning our kitchen, if I dirty this place even a little bit, he immediately cleans up the mess I make.I know Nick doesn't believe in mystical things like ghosts and the like. But I myself didn't believe that vampires existed before, in fact now I've become one of them."How can you not hear a sound t
I kissed Nick's jaw, my lips trailing down his rough jaw as his beard was growing. Nick turned his face until our lips touched, then he kissed me gently without the slightest rush. It was as if he was enjoying my lips like sucking sweet candy.I brushed my tongue on his lips until he opened it, then only after that Nick was provoked and kissed me deeply.As I pulled my face away to catch my breath,Nick opened his eyes, his face came close to mine to follow mine then he kissed me again.I pushed his chest with both hands to stop him. I was afraid Greg and Lana had finished changing and caught us. Nick looked at me with a smile, as if he knew what was on my mind. Or Maybe he already knew.Greg and Lana joined the reading room ten minutes later. Lana immediately hugged me when she saw me. We sat down on one of the soft brown couches in front of the fireplace."Ella, sorry for disturbing your sleep" Lana's voice was hoarse but her gray eyes were clear and strong. I'm relieved that Lana i
"Which saying?" I was confused."Successor of Vlad's empires." Greg was the first to reply to my question. His tense pose is now more relaxed.My brows furrowed in confusion. "Didn't you say that Dostov and Alice wouldn't be his successors?"Greg laughed hoarsely. "That's right. But Vlad still has another bloodline successor. I would forgotten if I didn't hear what you said just now."A small ray of hope grew in my heart."So Vlad has other children?" Lana asked from next to me. His face had turned better than before. Finding backup options in our plans did lift our mood.Greg shook his head briefly. "Not his direct son. You could say that he's a distant relative? Even so, there's still a blood relation, even if it's slight, and most importantly, Vlad really like him. He even once wanted to set Alice up."Greg's words just now sounded familiar ... I think I've heard this story before.Lana, who was still curious, asked again. "Who is it?"Matchmaking with Alice? I'm trying to remembe
I had an instant bad feeling when I caught Luke's gaze on Rosie. Nick also froze in place with a wary expression."What why?" I asked him. Luke turned his gaze to me, his expression suddenly turning doubtful. Alice walked past him into the center of the dining room which adjoined our kitchen. She sat down on one of the sofas and crossed her legs."Are you using Dostov's idea?" Alice's question was directed at Nick. All our eyes were now fixed on Alice. She looked at the expressions on our faces one by one before her eyes finally landed on Elliot who was still sitting in his high chair. Elliot, who realized he was being watched, stuck out his tongue and then blew his mouth so hard that his saliva flew around him.Alice replied to Elliot by raising one eyebrow upwards."If you mean Dostov's idea of baiting Rosie then no, we didn't go through with that plan," Nick replied. I could tell he was trying to stay calm, but his expression was darkening rapidly, the expression on his face now