Chapter 77: Captive

MY MARK suddenly throbbed which stopped me from running along with Sir Felipe in the park. More than a week had passed by since Blade disappeared. And all of us were… getting by.

The hybrids and I stayed together. They still cook a feast every day thinking that once Blade comes home, the food will be warm and ready.

We still turn on all the lights in the mansion at night and wouldn’t turn them off until the sun rises so that if he decided to return, he would know there were people waiting for him.

The gates were constantly wide open, the hybrids guard them. And I… still fall asleep on the balcony or in the living room. It was hard to sleep on the same bed, in the same room without him and without being haunted by the memories we had made there.

“Is something wrong?” my mentor asked when he saw my expression.

“It’s nothing. You can go on without me, Sir. I’ll just make a quick call,” I replied before I took my phone out of my pocket and dialed Chester’s number.

On the third ring,