Verena Seraphine Moon had always been a hardworking person. At twenty-four, she is juggling multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet for her and her uncle. She spent most of her days either at work or looking for more jobs just to make sure that she could successfully take care of her uncle, who is suffering from alcoholism. She had been stressing about the same kinds of problems all her life. Expenses, budgeting, and all that work out perfectly by the end of the month. Nothing is impossible if she just gets one more job. If she were required to write a motto for her life, it would be "One more job means one less problem." Even though her whole day is already too much, she won't stop working, even at night. Her night shift at the library cafe was her favorite job; surrounded by books, she found solace and a sense of peace in the quiet environment.As she began her shift that night, Verena's thoughts drifted to her ever-growing expenses. She had bills to pay, groceries to buy, and her
"Zoren Bullet, the prince of werewolves," Verena said, nodding to herself, still in disbelief at the sight before her. "Of course," she whispered to herself as she walked back to the counter, leaving the man behind. "Who would dress up like that just to fall asleep at the library cafe? Only an addicted roleplayer, of course.""You know that I could hear you quite clearly, right?" The man who claimed to be Zoren said this while standing far away from her. She shrugged and smiled."Super hearing too, right?" she said with a forced grin on her face. "I've seen a lot of things through every job I took; this isn't as bad anymore.""For being so talkative, you've not given me anything useful.""Alright," she said, giving him a sigh. "If you are Zoren Bullet, the prince of werewolves, then I am the princess of vampires!""Vampires exist on this world?"She rolled her eyes and sighed, "No, and that's exactly my point. Now, please give me your ID; I need to put it on the record."As she said t
Verena tried to close her eyes once more, pretending that nothing weird was happening to her or around her at the moment. It's nearing one in the morning, and she still hasn't gotten the chance to sleep a wink. If she turned around and lay down on her side, she would hear loud grunts and angry noises, and when she lay flat on her back, there was a strange aura that surrounded her. She could feel a warm breeze hitting her cheeks and the feeling that someone had been trying to study every line, every pore, every hair, and every wrinkle that could be seen on her face."Please," she whispered. "I have given you my trust; I gave you a place to sleep; I am trying to let you rest for the time being. Is it impossible for you to not give that back to me?" She opened her eyes only to see the man breathing directly in her face. Verena felt her heart jump out of shock as she realized that his beautiful blue eyes were reading her soul like a book. "Oh, God, you are too close."Verena moved away fr
"Did you kill him?" Verena was panting as she checked on Nelo, now lying in his bed, passed out still. Zoren rolled his eyes as she looked up. It’s obvious that he hates how Verena was so worried about a man who literally just tried to harm her."Youre scared that he’s dead?" he asked, still wincing. "Did you not realize how badly you’ve been treated by this disgusting human being?" He plugged his nose with his fingers and shook his head. "I hate having this insane sense of smell right now. He smells nothing but a dark, painful curse. This is such a torture.""Come on, just tell me, is he alive?""Look at his inflated belly!" Zoren pointed at it with a blank expression. "Can you not see how it moves up and down? He’s breathing; relax.""But-""Even though I am a monster in your eyes, I wouldn’t end someone’s life without thinking about it," Zoren stated. He walked a few steps back to save his nostrils and sighed. "Although he deserves it, based on the fear that I could sense from you,
"You are devouring that pizza like your life depends on it, yet you still accuse me of being suspicious and acting as if I am planning to harm you with food.""See, just because you say that, you added even more suspicions to my brain.""Zoren, if I really wanted to harm you, I wouldn't choose to ruin the food." Verena rolled her eyes and sat back down on the couch. "I spent my hard-earned money on that; why would I ruin it?""Alright, don’t start to yell; my ears are about to pop.""I am not yelling.""But you are about to, I could tell.""Whatever.""How fierce, especially coming from a woman who knows what kind of creature is in front of her."Verena rolled her eyes. "Try to not sleep for at least three days and then get thrown into this weird situation. I bet you would also act in a way that you are not expected to.""Humans are weak.""Maybe," Verena said. "Or you are just too powerful.""Yes, maybe."Verena watched as the werewolf finished the last slice of pizza in the box and
Verena tossed and adjusted her position in bed, annoyed that she was not able to move around much. Even with her eyes closed, she knows that she has a lot of room to at least move a bit on her bed, but it felt like she was being pushed to the corner of the wall by something.She used her hand to softly reach over to her side and tap on the mattress to check if she had accidentally left anything lying around, perhaps her bag or pillows, but there was nothing but something hard."Huh?" She was confused at first as to what it could be. She rubbed her eyes and slowly opened them, only to be surprised by something so unreal lying beside her. Oh, my God!" she covered her mouth quickly. She tried to close her eyes and get back to sleep.Finally, Verena decided to slowly open her eyes, feeling disoriented. Her heart raced as she looked over the handsome young man lying beside her, half naked. Her mind raced with questions—who was he? How did he get here? And why was he sleeping beside her?Ju
Verana stood outside of her uncle's room, afraid and shaking. She has been worried about him and his safety since last night. It's been an entire night of him staying quiet since Zoren stopped him from harming Verena. It was well deserved; she knew that much, but she was a bit scared that he wasn't going to wake up. It was actually eating her alive, the truth that she's somehow feeling relieved of how he was unconscious throughout the night, but the real her kept on reminding her brain to care. After asking him countless times, Zoren had enough. He would often shrug or roll his eyes, but he kept on insisting that he was just resting, taking in a good night of sleep. He would phrase it as if he were the sole reason that the old man was able to get some good sleep in his system."This must have been some sort of misunderstanding or something.""What are you talking about?" Verena asked. "Don't be too dramatic; I know it's not that bad.""Are you serious?" Zoren yelled as he stepped out
Verena sat still, trying to calculate her breathing as she sat in front of her uncle. In his hands, three pieces of precious gems were being clenched. A really creepy and suspicious grin was plastered. It gave Verena nothing but the chills, as if she already knew that something bad was going to happen soon. The old man's eyes grew big and glowing whenever he peered at the new stones that he just got."I guess now that I have given you those gems, you will be able to stop pestering this woman," Zoren said, sitting like a king on the couch. He sat tall, as if he owned the whole place—even the man's soul. "You won't be able to get anything from me ever again; this is the only thing that my generosity could offer.""I've seen you keep a lot," the old man whispered. "You can't just fool me like that.""I can also take your life," Zoren casually said. "I chose not to, and I hope you'd give me a fair trade for that."Nelo grinned and shrugged. "You are threatening me in my own home?""I am n