"Calm down, will you? Nothing would change if you kept on freaking out. We're basically trying to find a needle in a haystack. You complaining just adds to the pressure." Karina answered, her eyes not leaving the screen either. She just had to find a tiny detail they were missing out—a tiny detail that could permit this mission. She was frustrated as well, but this kind of task needs all the focus she has. Carl patted Alice's shoulder, trying to calm her, and led her to one side to breathe. "Karina's right. We all wanted to Gardenia. We all do." Alice didn't answer. She is still opting to barge into the nearest hide out they had and find the child. That might be easier than trying to find a tiny detail that would indicate that they have a vampire in their group. Meanwhile, Karina is still trying to comb through all the CCTV footage nearby the place where the getaway vehicle was spotted, using facial recognition technology and everything that the organization has to offer. They ma

"Why do you have to do that?" Kate asked. Alice was obviously trying to distance herself from Gardenia, despite how crazy she had been trying to rescue the child. She was even ready to lose her career just to save Gardenia. Alice looked at Kate with indifference and said, "I don't know what you're talking about." She denied the claim without blinking while they made their way outside. The disposal team is already on its way and will arrive in a minute. Their task was to make sure that there weren't any people left to rescue. They searched the basements of the house and even the other rooms for any secret rooms, but fortunately found no one else but the children, who were already safe with the other hunters. The police would come in right after the disposal team finishes cleaning up what remains of the vampire. It will be fast, as there's only one vampire among the group while the rest are all still sedated. They will wake up in a few minutes to another hour. Alice doesn't really care

Allen rushed to Willow's school. He thought he was running late, but the play barely started as well. Maybe there was a problem. He wasn't sure, but he's glad he made it somehow. He lightly shook his head upon the realization of his reaction.Why was he so eager to come here anyway?He didn't reply to Willow's message, and he didn't have the responsibility to do so. But every time he thinks of Willow, all he wants to do is see that shine in her eyes again. She has the passion for her craft that he never had, and he was drawn to it.Allen stared at the stage while the actors were starting off the scene. He realized that he didn't even have an idea what the play was about. The poster was definitely placed at the doors, but he was in a hurry to check it out.He watched while trying to hear what was happening backstage, just out of curiosity. Or maybe he just wanted to hear her voice too; he isn't sure anymore."Are you sure you can do it? Why does Julius have to drink expired milk today,

A vampire's thirst for blood is literally endless, and it would do more harm than good if they tried to suppress it for too long. The desire for blood is strong, but that doesn't mean that all vampires enjoy the feed. The high of the bloodlust lasts for a few minutes to hours, but it's misery after that, at least for Allen, knowing that he'll have to live hurting people. It was an endless cycle. He doesn't blame Elijah for what he has become. His master had done everything to help him as well, giving him a home, providing for him, and helping him overcome his bloodlust when anyone would have probably given up on him for being problematic. She hasn't heard someone tell her that before. Willow smiled and handed him the plate of fries, saying, "You're going to eventually have a good appetite if you keep hanging out with me." Allen reciprocated the smile and ate with Willow, even though he couldn't taste anything. He didn't realize it sooner, but he has been smiling throughout their tal

Allen managed to reach the house. He was an inch away from passing out as he could barely walk or move. The door opened even before he was ten steps away from it, revealing Elijah, who immediately felt Allen's distress. Elijah would have come for him earlier, but he knows that the distress wasn't from hunters or another vampire. Allen was afraid of himself, which Elijah recognized as having happened so many times in the past. The blood servant used to escape whenever his thirst for blood got ahead of him. Elijah did everything, but he couldn't control Allen's bloodlust when it got too much. He would always escape, no matter how much authority he imposed on the blood servant. Elijah would find him, either before he could feed on someone or when they got unlucky, when he had already killed someone. It went better as time passed, but Allen still slips from time to time. "I almost hurt her." He mumbled and shed a tear before he finally lost consciousness. Elijah was surprised by what