I tried to direct my gaze away from the four corpses lying on the floor. I searched through my pockets but couldn't find my phone anywhere.A sound of something being dragged closer made me freeze up again. I turned around to look at the corner door that was wide open. Carleon whistled as he dragged one of Humbert Bale's legs, pulling him back into the room.His whistle stopped and was replaced by a grin when he saw me again. He effortlessly gathered the fifth victim and placed him beside the others, just like in his narration earlier. Five people murdered for embezzlement of company funds."Don't you want to add a sixth victim?" I gritted my teeth as I spoke. Though I had witnessed violence and bloodshed in every kidnapping I've been through, I had never seen a dead body in my life."You're not included in that plan, Lancaster," he said, still smiling. He picked one of the corpses up and placed it on his shoulder lightly. Fresh blood still dripped from the man's neck, which Carleon l

Three days have passed since I "awakened" from the hellish nightmare that turned out to be the transition process I had to go through before becoming a Leech. Alice told me everything that had happened while I was unconscious.After the poison that paralyzed me attacked my respiratory system, Alice and Erik brought me to Nicholas Shaw's house. The poison in my body could not be neutralized, so the only way was either to let me die or to turn me into a Leech.Unfortunately, Nicholas could not turn me into his Leech, as every time Volder transformed a human into a Leech, they would also lose some of their power. He had already turned Erik into his Leech, so he could not turn me too. Especially since Ella had just given birth to twin babies, and her daughter, Rosie, was born as a normal human.This is where the role of the unknown man I met three days ago comes in... I thought I was the most proficient in making others angry, but it turns out there was still someone who could surpass me.

In the end, we agreed to discuss the Carleon issue further after Greg told Lana, because after all, this problem also concerned her."Getting Carleon to come here is not that easy," Nick said after Greg had gone home.We had just put Elliot and Rosie to bed in their room. Lately, they had been able to sleep on the same schedule, whereas before I and Nick took turns watching the twins because of their different sleep schedules.If Rosie slept, Elliot would wake up, and vice versa. Such a schedule had almost driven us crazy.It was only this week that we finally got to sleep in the same room again. Before, one of us had to sleep in the twins' room just in case one of them woke up."Which one is easier? Kidnapping him or luring him to Manhattan?" I asked before throwing my body onto the bed and stretching my arms out to relax.Nick unbuttoned his shirt one by one while furrowing his brow."Kidnapping him is definitely more troublesome than getting him to come here."My eyes roamed over h

I was surprised when Dostov suddenly mentioned Carleon's name."You already know..." I whispered with disbelief. Greg said no one knows about his agreement with Vlad and Carleon yet, even Lana still didn't know about Greg's plan to trap Carleon.Lana still had a innocent look on her face. "Do you need my help?""How did you know..." I didn't finish my sentence. We did need all the help we could get right now. If Dostov was willing to help, then there was no harm in asking, right?As if reading my mind, Dostov smiled at me.His ability to read my movements and thoughts made me slightly shiver. After all, Dostov was known as one of the most feared Volders, what was on his face and what was in his head were not always the same. Behind his innocent and young face, Dostov was the leader of the largest clan in the country.I still didn't understand why people were forcing themselves to be Elliot and Rosie's guardians."How will you help us? Will you kill Carleon?" I asked cautiously.Dostov

Greg and Nick turned simultaneously towards Lana."Who did you say?" Greg repeated, setting down the bowl of sauce he was holding.Nick, who had been standing near Elliot, slowly turned his gaze towards me. I couldn't hide my guilty expression from him, and Nick's face darkened immediately."Dostov," Lana replied, before looking up at Greg. Slowly, her smile faded and was replaced with a confused expression. "What's wrong, Greg?""Dostov has met with you..." Greg growled angrily. His blue eyes dramatically darkened.Lana looked towards me, surprised. "Are we not allowed to meet with him?""We?!" Greg turned sharply towards me. "Ella, you let Lana meet with Dostov?"I was really in trouble."Dostov didn't do anything," I protested, lying a little. "We just had lunch together.""Eleanor, you didn't say anything to me all afternoon." This time, it was Nick who spoke. My guilt returned, stronger than before."I'm sorry, Nick."Nick looked disappointed with me."What did he say to you?" Gr