Chapter 1

“I advise you not to go.”

I repeated myself.

That invitation bore the crest of our vampire family.

If a human tried to use it without authorization and barged into the banquet, they wouldn’t be treated as a guest.

They’d be treated as dinner.

Serena let out a soft sigh.

“So you just can’t bear to part with it, Nora? Fine. Forget it.”

That was what she said.

But she made no move to give the invitation back.

Suddenly, someone nearby exclaimed,

“Whoa, I’ve seen one of those before!”

Ethan Blake sounded excited.

“My cousin got the exact same invitation three years ago!

“The banquet was held on a private island. It was huge!

“He said the island was packed with billionaires. Everyone flew in on private jets, luxury cars were everywhere, the castle was filled with priceless antiques, and even the tableware was insanely expensive!

“Then he married some rich heiress and never came back.

“But every year, he sends his family millions for living expenses!”

His eyes lit up as he spoke, practically bouncing with excitement.

“That invitation is basically a golden ticket into high society!”

I tilted my head and thought about it.

My seventh sister’s eighteenth husband...

I vaguely remembered his last name being Blake.

So Ethan’s cousin was probably him.

Serena’s eyes instantly lit up.

She turned the invitation over and over in her hands.

I held out my hand.

“Give it back.”

Her expression tightened.

She clearly didn’t want to.

Hunter stepped between us.

“I already gave it to Serena.”

I looked at him.

Sharp features.

Bright eyes.

A perfect smile.

He really was handsome.

But no matter how beautiful something was, if it wasn’t mine, I had no reason to keep wanting it.

“Hunter, that invitation belongs to me.

“I asked if you wanted to come with me. You didn’t say yes.

“So give it back.”

Hunter scoffed.

“Yours?

“Prove it.”

I froze for a second.

“I literally just handed it to you. Everyone saw me.”

Hunter crossed his arms and looked me up and down.

“You’re an orphan.

“How would someone like you ever get invited to something like this?”

I was two hundred years old.

I hadn’t needed to attend school in a very long time.

The only reason I’d enrolled as a transfer student was because I’d fallen for Hunter.

And to avoid unnecessary trouble, I’d given myself a simple background.

An orphan.

Hunter’s words were like a stone dropped into still water.

Everyone’s expression changed.

“Nora’s an orphan, but everything she wears is designer.

“She’s still in high school. Where does she get that kind of money?

“She must have some rich sugar daddy paying for everything.

“Oh my God. So she’s a sugar baby?

“Then why is she still throwing herself at Hunter? Isn’t one sugar daddy enough?

“How shameless can you get?”

Someone suddenly called out,

“Homewrecker Nora!”

The whole group burst out laughing.

I clenched my fists.

“You need evidence before you accuse someone of something like that!”

They only laughed harder.

“Isn’t the invitation evidence?”

“What about all those expensive clothes and bags?”

“You act so innocent. It’s disgusting.”

In their eyes, I was already guilty.

Serena gave a soft laugh, the corners of her lips curving prettily.

“Come on. Nora probably didn’t have much of a choice.

“I’ve seen plenty of men picking her up in luxury cars before...”

She sounded like she was defending me.

In reality, she was only making the accusation worse.

And yes, plenty of men had picked me up in luxury cars.

That couldn’t be helped.

I had ten drivers.

Hunter looked at me with even more disgust.

He shoved me hard.

“Get away from me, you filthy slut!”

I wasn’t expecting it.

I stumbled backward and fell to the floor.

Just as I was about to get up, I realized my backpack had fallen into their hands.

Ethan, Hunter’s little lackey, immediately yanked the zipper open.

“Let’s see what kind of goodies Homewrecker Nora carries around!”

With a loud rustle, everything inside spilled across the floor.

The moment everyone saw what had fallen out, they stared in stunned silence.