While holding onto that thought, I could not help myself but burst out my laughter. I mean, who could not be? Dad is telling me something unimaginable. Something that can only be seen on TV or any kind of streaming app.
Do you know what makes him even look more ridiculous? Dad, I believe, is not the kind of man who loves watching movies and series of those kinds of stories. He is more particularly a business-minded type of person who loves and praises money, and of course, there is my mom and me. Other than that, nada. "Don't give me that kind of look, Cece." dad insisted. "that is why you have to stay away from him. Because if I saw that man even ten meters away from you, regardless of what approach first, I'm gonna rip his bones and pull his heart. And you know who I am when I got furious. Do you understand?" Dad indeed was the worst among other fathers that I know of. He may be protective of me and mom but it was too much to the point that he once killed a middle-aged man in front of my eyes. And it was my fault he got killed because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I am a spoiled brat who loves to make the day a night. The middle-aged man tried to hit on me. When the news reaches dad's attention, he immediately searched for the man and cut off his head in front of me. Parties everywhere. Wear short skirts are where my life can be found with. If I incorporated my craziness with sex and drugs, my parents could have called me a slut. But, no. I don't do either of those. I only love to party with my friends, believing I could bump into my knight in shining armor, lock our eyes together, and then kiss. That kind of thought always gives me hope. Unfortunately, until now, no one has managed to beat my heart like shit. Well. There is one already. But dad is going to kill him when he gets closer to me even ten meters apart. I did not even know him well. Not even ask for his digits. Not even knows where he lives, how old is he, and if he is studying or working and where. My brain has a million questions about him, but, dah. Someone was already against the possibility that Gaius and I can be friends. Just friends. "Fine," could not help my brows from getting bent upward. "but in exchange for that, would that be okay when if I date someone soon?" I am already eighteen yet I did not experience being seen in public holding hands with my boyfriend. The worst part is that I am the only one among my friends who remains and die a virgin. Most of them have sex with their partners not just once but a few times already. And yet here is mine, dormant and becoming rusty and dusty. My thought could not wait to welcome and say "hi" to someone's stick. "Fine," dad finally swallowed his pride. "But, just dates. No kisses and holding hands in public. Curfew at eight..." "Dad, I'm not a kid anymore. Ten will do." I insisted. "Fine," dad said. "apart from that, no cigarettes, alcohol, and most of all drugs and sex. Do we have a deal?" Those things are already given. He doesn't have to lecture me about the distinction between good and bad. As I said, I am not a kid anymore. Leaving no choice, I nodded to dad, not because I agreed to his terms and conditions, but because I can manage things on my own. As long as I don't do drugs and cigarettes, he will never know that my body was already intoxicated with alcohol and I have my ways for him not to notice it. Sex? Dah, that is already part of the plan since he already granted me the go signal to have a boyfriend. How would he knows if I have sex with someone when we do that without him as our witness? In the middle of our journey to the city hall, I could see from the distance the club where Gaius and I first met. It was the same day that my lips were no longer virgin. While staring at the club, dad suddenly stepped foot onto the brake which resulted in me almost being thrown out of the car. Good thing dad managed to hold my head before it could reach the glass window. After that, a boisterous thudding sound echoes in my ears. Then, I opened my with a few drops of blood coming out of my body and so is dads. "Are you all right, honey?" he asks me in a faint tone. "I'm fine, dad, but are you?" I gulp a bulk of water down to my throat when I could see pieces of broken glass stabbed into dad's face, arms, and shoulders. He bleeds a lot. "Stay in the car," he said. "and don't get out no matter what, okay? I already called backups." then, he kicked the door open and hopped out afterward. The entire street was completely dark. If not because of the rays of light coming from the ten-wheeler truck that hit us, I could have had no idea about how wrecked dad's car is. Out of curiosity, I unfastened my seatbelt and take a look at dad in the side mirror when he simply stood there while studying the road as though he is waiting or searching for someone. To my surprise, the image that I saw from the side mirror suddenly changed. From dad's human form, he turned into a huge gray fur doglike monster. His eyes glowed. And it was completely terrifying. "Dad?" I whisper before I cover my mouth with my bare hands in utter surprise and confusion. The tears in my eyes began flooding my cheeks as I remove my eyes from the side mirror. Then, the doglike monster disappears from the car in a blink of an eye. From the distance, growls, whimpers, and moans are the only sounds that I could. Because of my extreme worries and fears, to the point that I don't know what to do and what is certainly going on, I hopped out of the car and run as fast as I can. The first nearby place was the club. It was already night so I expected I could seek help from the club's security guards and bouncers. Then I screamed when someone suddenly pulled my body by force. I kicked it, whatever it is. But I found four glowing eyes in front of me. When their bodies were exposed to the rays of the truck's lights, the terror began hunting me when the two were terrifying doglike monsters just like my dad. The only difference is that the color of their eyes was blue but my dad has reddish-brown. "Feel the pain now, Miss Beautiful?" one of them asked which startled me. A doglike monster that talks. "Good thing you don't have your daddy dear with you." "Stay away from me!" I screamed continuously while shooing them away using the sling of my handbag. Then I realized that my right leg is bleeding. "Fresh blood." says the doglike monster before he enlarged his mouth and took out his lengthy and pointed tongue. "I'm so excited to see more of your blood." he then laughed maniacally. Before they could hurt me again, I force my right leg to stand along with my left and run as fast as I can. I continued screaming until I reach the club. I knocked on the door a few times. There have to be two security guards standing in front of the door to keep an eye on the outside. When I lifted my gaze to the small plaque, it says the club is temporarily closed. So, I cried out loud before I dropped my butt on the ground and rested my back on the surface of the door. The blood on my right leg was all over the ground. "Didn't you hear about the news?" asks one of the doglike monsters as soon as they appeared in front of me. "This club was closed in the meantime because the owner has to kill a gorgeous woman in front of him." "What?" cold air was ejected from my mouth.Then I ordered Maverick to lead the way out heading to the plane where we plan to secure the kids. I, on the other hand, continued searching for the rest of them beneath the lighthouse. As soon as we got out, one of them told me, "Where are you taking us? What about those ladies in the other rooms who turned into monsters?" "Monsters?" I could not help but curve the tip of my brows while assisting them out of the lighthouse. She nodded. "I heard the guards calling out their names, Elaine, Shantell, and Rachell..." Then she rubs the tip of her nose while digging into her brain. I remember Archie and Captain Denver once mentioned those names. They were the kids who were kidnapped ten years ago. But what does she mean about them as monsters? "Did you have any idea which chamber they are in?" I asked her while scanning the environment to make sure there will be no enemies who can slow us down, especially when I have ten more kids with me. "No, you can't see
"This is NYPD, raise your hands or we'll shoot you!" Archie's boisterous announcement startled me to the point that the photo slips out of my hand. But before anyone could notice the photo, I quickly step on it with my hands raised to the sky. So is Maverick, especially when they all cock their guns in unison. I may be fast but the speed of their bullets moves faster than my vampire. And if given the chance one of their bullets penetrates some crucial parts of my body, such as the brain or heart, my remaining lifeline could have been useless. "Gaius? Maverick?" Archie breathed out my name in disbelief as soon as he recognizes my face through the rays of their flashlights combined. "For God's sake, put down your flashlights and weapons!" I blurted out when I could barely see anything around me but the eye-blinding rays of their flashlight. "How did you guys get in here so fast?" Archie asks me before he ordered his team to point their flashlights to the groun
Even if I remove their hands by force, they always use their other hands to cover my mouth. And it seems that no matter how hard I try, Cecelia and Maverick have no plan to allow me to talk. So I shut my mouth off while listening to Archie and Captain Denver's raid proposal on this private island which they were pretty convinced is the last and active laboratory for this Alpha's Puppets or whatever they are called. After a few minutes of their storytelling, Maverick and I ended up boarding the plane with our gears on. Though I haven't moved on from our first failed raid mission, I was left with no choice when Cecelia already dominated my decision-making. And I certainly hate that kind of idea when someone wants to control me instead of me controlling them. Regardless, I was simply looking at the bright side of the possible outcome. If what they claim is true that around a hundred lives we are about to save from the island, my lifeline would be happier once I cou
I am not into conversing with a bunch of humans so I prefer to address them that way. "Humans". Let alone that is the truth. But I did not expect someone wants to make that statement a big deal. "Just ignore Gaius, guys." Maverick broke the awkward sensation between me and Archie. Then he leans closer to Archie's ear and whispers, "he's into old fashion way of speaking. Humans. We are all humans." he giggles awkwardly. "Anyway, the rest of the police officers already took off to stay in their respective positions. Team Gaius and team Archie will team up in today's mission. Good luck!" says Mr. Cedrick before he stretches out his fist toward us. Archie and Maverick immediately bump their fists into Mr. Cedrick but I was simply looking at them when I barely understand what they were trying to do. Instead of participating in their nonsense fist bump, I walk to the rest of the cops to gear up which leaves Maverick and Archie with no choice but to break their nonsens
"We are not here to cause you trouble, Gaius," Cecelia uttered on everyone's behalf. Everyone, including her parents, nodded in unison. "Dad ordered everyone to gather here today for one main reason." "Believe it or not, Mr. Spencer, my daughter is telling the truth." Madam Mayor added and offered me the empty chair next to her. The last thing I could picture myself is sitting next to them so I grab Maverick and offer the seat to him by force. "What do you want from me?" I asked instead. "I'm a busy man and you are all werewolves led by your alpha pack and the city mayor, herself, so there is no need for me to explain further." "We are fully aware of the Cursed System, Mr. Spencer." Madam Mayor agreed. "That is why we are offering you our help to increase your lifeline as much as possible?" "What?" could not help but raise a question. "are you all fucking kidding me? Humans and werewolves want to help a vampire like me?" then I burst out laughing. "Are your kinds
"What am I supposed to do?" Cecelia proposed. "I wanted to help, Gaius. At least I could do something when it is my fault those innocent people in the orphanage lost their lives." My conscience doesn't want to comfort Cecelia with a lie or a promise since I agreed with her that it was indeed her fault this terrible incident happened because she did not listen to me. But I don't want to put all the blame on her as well. Maverick was right about me being the one to blame in the first place. I could have known better and stood firm with my decision. "Alright," I agreed. "Inform your dad and mom that I want to have a meeting with them as soon as possible regarding the case. Can you do that for me?" Though seeing either of her parents is not ideal for me, especially when the vampires still had unresolved issues with his pack members back in the village, I cannot do the mission alone. Back in the day, my role in the team is simply being the doer of every humanitari