“You look sad. Did something bad happen?” One of the children playing around suddenly approached her with curiosity. Her doe eyes were looking right at her, wondering what she was going to say.Alice flinched, on the other hand. She doesn’t have a lot of interaction with children and she isn’t fond of things… people that most regard as cute.“None of your business. Shoo.” She motioned for the girl in clean pigtails to go away from her. She definitely chose a wrong place to run to.The girl pouted instead of going away, “I’m not a dog. Don’t shoo me away.” She casually ran and skipped beside Alice. She moved away from the kid until she reached the hand rest of the bench as if she was scalded by the girl’s mere presence. “I said to go away, not sit beside me.” Alice doesn’t know why she was taking time talking to the girl than simply going away. She had more place she could be, she had to go back soon too.The small girl heaved a heavy sigh, “Are all adults like this? If so, I don’t w

"You’re in a serene mode today. Did you forget what happened last night?" Allen can’t help but exude sarcasm after another bizarre occurrence to his master.If it were a normal day, Elijah would have laughed and asked who the master and servant were based on the way he speaks, but he isn't bothered today. Elijah ignored him and continued with his reading. It was the book that he happened to bring in panic after he had attacked Alice out of sudden bloodlust.Allen heaved a sigh and approached Elijah, "Master, isn’t what happened to you already a sign that you should get this over with?" He voiced out his worry.Alice Peterson was the final person he had to kill in order to break his curse. He'd do it himself if he could, but he'd seen that she's not a low-level hunter, and Elijah said it wouldn't work unless he killed her himself. It was annoying, but he had no choice but to let his master do all the work and wish for his safety every single time. He has never been this bothered before

Alice promptly started the meeting as if nothing had happened. She delegated their tasks and prompted the whole duration of what they would do before they could get the chance to kill their target. There would be at least thirty hunters that would accompany them inside and fifty hunters on standby to aid the mission, considering the scale of the mission. The Grandfather had turned enough humans to make an army of loyal vampire soldiers. The only question left is how many vampires would appear at that party."Man, how come this party is grander than anything I’ve attended to when there’s barely any guest." Art mumbled after confirming the number of guests. It was definitely grander than intended. He had worked in catering and customer service in the past and this was the grandest he’ll ever organize."The guests belong to the VVVIP society. Of course, anyone who wanted to impress people like them would spend a fortune to do so. It’ s just upsetting that we personally know some of them.

"But?" He encouraged him to go on."When I finally got to stand outside and bathe in sunlight... I felt a connection to my humanity that I thought I had already lost. For a moment, I feel so free. And then I remembered something else too. It was a voice telling me to live, no matter what. It’s the voice of someone I don’t remember but I’m sure is part of my past. At that moment, I felt curiosity that I had never felt about who I am when I was still human." He lowered his gaze, feeling guilty about the words coming out of his mouth.Elijah’s forehead crumpled, "And? I don’t see anything wrong with that.""Just yesterday, I was bravely announcing that I would be on your side forever. But a little freedom, and I’m already hesitating. I feel so guilty about it. I apologize, master." While his gaze was fixed on the ground, he admitted.Elijah shook his head and sighed. He is sure that Allen was feeling that because of their master and servant bond. He feels sorry for the child for feeling

"Alice?" The twins exclaimed after seeing her and Black Lotus enter.Clarisse pointed on the available bed, "Stay there. I’ll talk to the doctor." Alice simply followed her order while the twins froze on their spots. They have no idea what is happening, but they are sure that Black Lotus is in a bad mood.Kate turned her chair in Alice’s direction after Clarisse left, "What happened? Why is Black Lotus angry at you?" Kate had to ask, as she hasn’t seen Clarisse this pissed off. She could almost see a dark aura radiating from her, if that wasn’t a stretch.Alice crossed her arms, "Why are you even surprised? Isn’t that my special skill?"Kate and Klaver looked at each other knowingly. They knew that something was up, but Alice always pushed them out of the loop."If that’s because of me, I’ll talk to Ms. Clarisse." Klaver volunteered. He doesn’t think a few bruises were a big deal at all. But he had seen it clearly. Alice was afraid earlier. Her eyes were in a different time and place,