로그인The corridor looks longer before Jane's eyes. She saw how the hallway had only stretched forward and stretched even more. She thought she would have hit the edge of the hallway, yet for some reason, she couldn't. Perhaps it was all up in her head, after all, she was filled with so much fear that she could feel her heart was about to leap out of her chest. The five minute she had spent to run away from the corridor felt like an hour and without hesitating, Jane took the left path. Truthfully, she still doesn't know the layout of the large manor but no matter what, she knew she had to run away first, run away as far as possible from that blue eyed blind monster!By the time she saw rooms, Jane tried to pry them open, but for some reason they were all locked, as if the path for her escape was already put to a stop beforehand which should have been impossible. But when she imagined Victor's cold face and his snake like smile, she could feel that he had predicted her move.It should be i
Her eyebrows twitched and a part of her suddenly felt the overwhelming urge to lift her hand and drag it harshly across Victor's platinum hair until every smooth strand became a complete mess.That silky hair annoyed her so much.Perhaps because it always gave him an almost heavenly glow beneath the dim lights while his heart itself was nothing but a deep dark abyss capable of swallowing people whole without remorse.Feeling spiteful, she couldn't help but quietly mutter beneath her breath, "If only that man was my master, perhaps he would listen to a small wish that his servant makes."Crunch.A sharp crispy sound suddenly echoed throughout the room. Everyone immediately snapped their heads toward Victor at once.Jane herself froze at the sound but more than that, the red liquid that seemed so dark maroon as it dripped one drop by another She watched as Victor had crushed the card resting in his hand with enough force that the sharp corners pierced directly into his palm. The edges
As the game of card started, Jane gritted her teeth and looked on her left and right before turning her gaze toward Victor who was smiling lightly, placing the cards higher for her to see and choose from. The dim light above reflected faintly against the cards on his fingers while his expression remained terribly relaxed as though there was nothing at stake at all.Staring at it for a moment, she sighed and whispered quietly, "You have no jokers."She heard him chuckle."What a shame."What a shame?Jane nearly frowned at those words.Was this man truly wishing for a difficult game when the cost of losing was her own life?That thought only made her distrust him even more and looking once again at the cards on his hands, she wondered if she could somehow find a way to ensure her own victory instead. In the end, to play a card game, one needed a calculative brain capable of predicting possibilities and leading the flow of the game toward one's desired ending.But more importantly, one
Feeling spiteful, she began to think of a description of a handsome man. She didn't think the man with the glasses was ugly, but she needed to exaggerate facts just to spite this vampire who always seemed to be so confident that his face was the gift from heaven itself."He has very prominent cheekbones," she started slowly as if carefully recalling the man's face. "Light colored eyes that fits his beautiful face and a look that is very gentle and kind. The kind of person that people would naturally trust after one glance."Victor looked at her quietly and though the smile on his lips remained lazy and amused, the tightness of his fingers around her arms didn't loosen even slightly."You seem to like kind people," he noted casually."Who doesn't like kind people?" She asked back without hesitation, lifting her chin a little despite how trapped she felt beneath his hold."Hm, me?" He replied with raised eyebrows as though the answer was obvious. "And be careful with what you call kind.
Seeing his face suddenly turn void of a smile, Jane felt her entire body stiffen almost immediately at the sight. The reaction came so naturally that even she herself couldn't stop it.To see Victor looking so expressionless startled her deeply as he had never once looked at her without a smile before. Even when he threatened people, even when he mocked them or spoke of horrifying things so casually, there had always been that smile lingering on his lips like he found the world amusing.But now it was gone, completely gone and somehow that was far worse than his usual terrifying grin. He was already frightening with a smile, but when all traces of fun and joy vanished from his face, she felt as though her heart had suddenly dropped into freezing water. His face looked empty in a way that made him seem less human and more like something wearing human skin out of convenience. His eyes especially looked colder without the upward curve of his lips softening them.It was a kind of fear sh
No, what was more important wasn't the fact that Victor was a pureblood. It wasn't.The problem was the game they had talked about. A game with a wager where the payment wouldn't be repaid by the one who actually lost but instead by giving the blood of their servants to be drunk by the winner for fun."Young Duke should participate this time.""It would be a waste not to. After all, you finally brought someone with you.""And perhaps this time the game would become more interesting than usual."Their voices overlapped with each other and although their tones sounded light and playful, Jane could hear the excitement hidden underneath. It made her feel uncomfortable. No, more than uncomfortable. It made her feel as though she was standing inside a cage while people discussed how they wanted to use her.At first she questioned why vampires would even share the human they drank from. Knowing how prideful they were, wouldn't it be better not to share the human they treated as livestock?Wo







