"Mo-monsters!" Rain screamed, stifled.Mr Dauntess, who Rain had previously thought was a frail older man and would not be able to walk upright, suddenly shifted places in a swift motion. The man was tall and well-built. Rain could tell because the man had no clothes on, trousers too low at his hips."You said I was a monster?" whispered Mr Dauntess in a voice that was very frightening to Rain's ears.Rain stammers. Her body suddenly stiffened, and she couldn't move. A pair of eyes widened with an ashen face. Rain's lips parted slightly. She kept staring at the mirror-like and undead."Aaah...." Rain stammered.Rain's face turned blue. She couldn't breathe. Mr Dauntess strangled her neck from behind.Mr Dauntess's face was right next to Rain's head. Their eyes were fixed on the mirror. Rain and the man looked at each other through the reflection in the mirror."Are you afraid to die?" whispered Dauntess once more. "Or are you afraid to die at my hands?"Rain was still glaring from sho
Rain stood up and touched the door to Jace's room. She was about to turn the doorknob but couldn't. Rain remembered her cell phone running out of battery. She had not even had time to reply to her father's message she received at the station."Looks like it won't be easy. Yes, I should have realized this job would not be easy. Who's willing to pay that much for just a waitress?" grumbled Rain.She paced up and down Jace's door in frustration. At the umpteenth step, Rain stopped. She decided to return to the kitchen and talk to Erica."I can't spend my time here without certainty! I'd better find another job that makes more sense and I can do without leaving campus."Rain returned to the kitchen and found Erica nowhere. She walked around the room and saw no one there.Rain remembered her bag and clothes in the changing room. She returned to the kitchen after wandering around the ground floor. Rain's body was exhausted. The room was too big for her to explore alone.When she returned to
"Your Majesty, you cannot leave the palace at this time! Randall and Erica are not around, don't be provoked by the wolves!" said the wall clock.Jace growled with a pair of fangs sticking out. The black veins all over his body seemed to be more dense and prominent when he was angry. He stood in front of the door to his room, holding a sword firmly in his hand."That girl is here!" said the lampshade. "We don't know what will happen next.""Yeah, it's noon now! Anything can happen, right?" coax a pot of water.Jace's muscles began to loosen. All the furniture there was a little relieved. Jace tilted his head in thought."We are safe in here, Your Majesty!" repeated the old clock. "They won't be able to break through the palace as long as that witch's thorn tree continues to stand there.""And I'll never be able to get out of here without paying a fortune as long as that cursed tree is around!" Jace replied grimly.He tossed the longsword onto the bed and walked restlessly to the windo
Rain bent down and rolled quickly to the ground. At the same time, she grabbed a branch that was strong enough and slashed at the two wolves.The wood tip brushed against the muzzle of one of the wolves. However, the second wolf managed to bite Rain's hand. The girl rolled to the ground, trying to escape the wolf's bite. With her strength, Rain kicked the wolf's stomach until the edge was released.The two wolves backed away in fear. Rain crouched in a standby position. Her hands were oozing fresh blood. Rain's breath was panting with sweat dripping down. The weather was quite cold, but she was sweating profusely.The other wolves were alert and surrounded Rain. Rain was careful with her broken wood."Why are my tears suddenly falling? Why am I crying at a time like this? Is this a sign of death?"Rain couldn't move. She was so scared. Although she mastered taekwondo from her father, her father never taught her to fight five wolves at once.The wolf's movements were bizarre. They seem
"Isn't that a very reckless act, Your Majesty?" Erica hissed.At night, Jace Dauntess has to face the wrath of his icy-faced householder."Erica, you're exaggerating!" Jace protested."This anger is even less than what it should be, Your Majesty!" Erica growled as she folded her arms across her chest.The fire crackled in the tiled stove. The room still harboured traces of the Darkwood Palace's glory—a three-headed eagle of wrought gold, thick carpet, and curtains draped in an abundance of brocade.Erica's complaints were unfinished. All the list of complaints she mentioned in front of Jace as a result of his carelessness and attitude that Jace has become increasingly indifferent lately.Jace rubbed his blackened wrists. He was trying to hide from Erica. But the woman had eyes sharper than an eagle.Erica walked briskly across Jace's extensive study. She went behind Jace's desk and grabbed the man's hand without permission."This is even worse than I thought!" Erica complained.Jace d
Benjamin kept trying to contact Rain via his cell phone. The last call he made was when he had just arrived at Westlake Station. At that time, Ben could not contact Rain's cell phone. The message he sent was also not read by the girl, let alone replied.Ben walked towards the station exit. As he passed the information board, he quickly grabbed a flyer and a Westlake travel map. Ben approached one of the guards near the entrance. He opened the travel map and showed it to the station attendant."Sir, how do I get to this place?"The station attendant narrowed his eyes and looked Ben up and down. His mouth was constantly chewing gum. The big, fat officer didn't seem to like Ben's question."Are you a tourist?" asked the officer."Yes. I'm on a winter tour —probably," Ben answered hesitantly.The officer continued to chew while squinting. He glanced at Ben suspiciously."The place has long been closed by the local government. No more tourists are allowed to come there. Public transportati
"Bring her back, Benjamin!" she whispered emphatically in Ben's face.Ben left her without saying much. He was like a madman who kept running and bumping into anyone who got in his way. Ben left the old church. He hooded the hoodie and folded his arms across his chest. His steps were comprehensive and fast.Wet roads at night. The rain had just stopped when Ben arrived at the station. The rain left a lot of puddles. He had to jump and choose a path slightly to the edge to avoid the puddles.Ben stopped in front of the old Westlake housing estate. He was standing under a blue street lamp. Moths swarmed the light bulb above his head."Should I go back to them?" Ben looked very upset. "If that's the only way to find Rain, then I'll do anything!"Whoa!Ben saw a black shadow flashing fast on the roof of one of the buildings. He stepped away from the street lamp and hid in the shadow of a large willow tree. Ben looked at the tops of the houses there. Something flew out of the chimney of on
Rain blinked. She felt she had slept too long. When Rain was fully awake, she saw that the room around her was still dark. However, it wasn't completely dark because Sam had left the light beside Rain's bed a dim yellowish glow. However, the piercing cold air told Rain it was getting late.She sat on the bed. Rain moved her bandaged hands and feet. She didn't feel any pain at all. Rain was surprised."Are the herbs that great they have?"Out of curiosity, Rain removed the bandage on her arm. Rain touched the skin of her arm. The wolf bite marks almost tear apart her flesh, only leaving a faint scar."Wow, amazing! Am I not dreaming?" Rain slapped her cheek and felt the pain.Still in disbelief, she turned to the bandage on the leg. Rain remembered how the wolf's jaws pressed firmly against her calf. The pain made her faint.Carefully, Rain removed the bandage on her leg. When all the bandages were removed, Rain stared wide-eyed."This wound has completely healed?"She moved her feet.