Mrs Smith immediately stopped the car while driving in the middle of the road. The man in the long coat smashed the window. She and Emma quickly ducked but several glass pieces fell over their hands. Some even pierced their skin. A large piece of glass fell between them. Hurt but determined to escape, Mrs Smith called out to her daughter, who was shaking in fear. She could see the fear on Emma's face. She wanted to calm down her daughter but now was not the time for it."Emma, we need to get out," said Mrs Smith."Mother, he probably wants me. You should run.""DON'T BE CRAZY."Mrs Smith quickly got out of the car and ran to the front."TAKE ME! NOT HER!"

The lights in Tepes Mansion was switched on but everything outside the mansion was completely dark. There were no street lights closer to the mansion that stood on top of a hill. A security guard in a blue jacket and trousers stood outside the gates moving around the white boundary wall that completely covered the mansion and the bushes that surrounded it. Occasionally a dog or a cat would pass the mansion gate. The guard would chase it away as soon as the animals come closer to the gate or boundary. Stephen stood watching everything from the window of his living room. His arms were folded and he looked unhappy. A few minutes later, Gregory opened the door and walked inside the room."My Lord, thank you for helping me today," said Gregory."Did you bury that girl?" asked Stephen."Yes,

Gregory looked at himself in the mirror as he wore a black suit. He turned and looked around the room. It was a small, dirty room of a motel. Clothes were thrown here and there. Dust covered the windows. The smell of alcohol filled the room. Gregory looked around in disgust.'I would have never stepped in such a place but I have to follow the Lord's instruction.'A man lay dead in a pool of blood, on the floor. Gregory bend down and checked his pocket. He removed a wallet and began to check it. On Lord Stephen's instructions, he had to kill an alcoholic agent who was on the verge of getting fired. He, however, didn't drink his blood. He stabbed him in the chest with a knife.Lord Stephen instructed him to kill in this way.The sound of a knock startl

Early morning, Emma wore her regular jeans and a dark blue shirt, after her morning routine. She looked at herself in the mirror. She recalled how she was bullied by Amanda, last year. She remembered what Amanda told her. 'Who is going to marry you? You are neither beautiful nor sexy. You don't have a good sense of dressing.' She remembered what she told Amanda in reply to that. 'I was like that before high school but it got me nowhere. At least unlike you, I will someday become a successful person. Someday you will realise that being a bully, did nothing good for you.' Tears kept falling from her eyes. 'Amanda was right. No one can love someone like me. Stephen doesn't love me. All this was an act.' she thought. She turned to her right and saw a photograph of herself with her family. It had a plain black

Stephen understood what Emma felt for him but he could not take any more risk. He wanted to somehow keep Emma by his side until Vlad appeared. He was ready to pretend and manipulate her more just to keep her on his side.Stephen broke the kiss and looked at Emma. The kiss had not changed anything. She was unhappy and still probably wanted to stay away from him. He pulled her into his arms. He knew he was wrong but he had no choice. In the past, he never thought of playing with someone's feelings but now a certain situation propelled him to do this.'I am sorry Emma. I have to use you to get back my lost reputation.' he thought."I don't know why you are upset. It's my birthday tomorrow and I want to celebrate it with you. It will be my first birthday in Roseville." said Stephen." Look I am sorry but I don't feel well. I need to stay alone today. I am sorry ." She tried to push him away b