Zev frowned when Layla kissed him. He had a hard time holding in his breath underwater and was thinking of taking some air and share it with the lady until they reached the end of the river, although it meant heading to the sea. But she pulled him instead to kiss. At first, he thought she knew how to share air, but it turned out that she was trying to mimic something she had no idea how exactly should be done. He wanted to laugh at her if only he wasn’t in a hurry to breathe. Zev held Layla’s waist and popped their heads out of the water. The river was not so deep, but the water pressure was strong like always.“Hah!” They both gasped. Zev looked around like still snaking his arm around the lady’s waist. He could smell the ‘stink’ of a vampire, and he knew the intruder should be just around the corner. He glanced at Layla’s flushed face before gesturing her to take another deep breath. Zev was thinking to settle the score with the vampire when they reached an open a

Fear crept through her veins and she couldn’t stop shaking. Layla found herself crawling backward not minding her injury from the fall when her butt hit a rock. She was trembling as she moved away from the monstrous creature. Her eyes were never leaving the hideous sight in front. On the other hand, the man in black coat seemed not to falter over Zev’s appearance. Layla breathed deeply. She still couldn’t believe it was her master.‘So what happened to his pretty face?’ She thought mindlessly as she had a hard time processing everything at that moment. Layla shook her head furiously as she held tightly on the dagger. Her instinct was telling her to be on guard if she didn’t want to die yet. And she need not be asked if she wanted to since she would always refuse to die.“I’m flattered, Wesley,” the pale-skinned man said. He took a peek at her behind the monster and smiled. “Don’t worry. I wouldn’t let you get hurt. Not even by this thing,” he contin

Zev Wesley shivered when he felt a not-so-familiar sensation creeping inside him. He knew what it was called, yet he refused to believe he felt it. It wasn’t fear, but his body couldn’t stop trembling. It wasn’t excitement, but he strongly desired to achieve something. He shook his head briefly and stared at the lady’s green eyes.“What did you say?” He asked, stammering. Zev felt a pang of pain irking inside his chest and later, the uncomfortable sensation spread through his nerves in his entire body. “You want what?” He asked again when Layla didn’t reply.Layla’s tail was as thick as her hair reaching the ground in shinning silvery-white. Her clothes weren’t ripped as her body didn’t grow larger, it became a little smaller than before. Her face was an embodiment of that of a fierce yet mystical wolf with unparalleled esoteric beauty. The pair of wolf ears popping out as they moved on the side of her head gave an adorable sense to her overall imag

The unusual sound of people murmuring in the kitchen surprised Layla when she walked down the stairs. She woke up alone in the morning which was also ‘unusual’ as she would always find Zev beside her. However, she felt something was different as strange things happened one after another. Her head was heavy, yet she had to force herself to get up for her daily ‘hunting’ which she considered her training to improve her physic. She remembered a little about what happened the previous day, and she wanted to ask Zev about it, but he wasn’t by her side when she opened her eyes. She shrugged off the thought and told herself to focus on her training instead before she got killed. Layla headed to the dining hall where she used to eat roasted meat along with her master, but it seemed like it wouldn’t be just the two of them. She had no idea why there were more people in the mansion when it was supposedly the three of them, Zev, Lucian,

“Why isn’t she waking up?!” Zev yelled at Levius who silently observed the unconscious lady on the bed. “You said it was just water then why isn’t she waking up!”“Your majesty, I might have suggested you kill her, but I wouldn’t dare to give her poison. I drank the remaining water to prove my innocence. I swear I have nothing to do with the poison she mentioned before she passed out,” Levius explained after getting on his knees.Zev was fuming in anger when Layla fell unconscious after where wounds were washed by water that Levius brought. It was frustrating for him that he couldn’t tell what exactly happened. He was there all along, yet he didn’t notice anything suspicious. In the end, he resorted to blaming someone else for his incompetence. Something so unlikely for someone such as Zev Wesley.“Leave,” Zev ordered and glared at everyone who was inside his room. “LEAVE!” He shouted when Levius remained on his knees.