A horse-drawn carriage driven by two men in all-white suits arrived at the gates of the large city hall with high iron railings. As the train stopped for inspection, two little girls came over with a basket of flowers. "Sir… Madam… Buy our flowers to complement your party tonight!" The carriage window was slightly ajar. A beautiful woman with a flower hat on her head glanced at the two little girls. "Tsk, naughty children! How dare you say my appearance tonight isn't perfect?" Crack. The female guest closed the carriage window quickly and resumed driving after the gatekeeper opened the gate. The two little girls who came from the woods of Darkwood still stayed in Westlake Town to sell wild black roses. At first, they wandered around the station, but because they heard there was a celebration at the town hall, they finally went there. Carrying a basket of wild roses, they stood in front of the town hall fence guarded by two officers. The gatekeepers were already trying to get ri

Rain's position with the creature was too close. Rain could hear a low growl that reached her ears as if rumbling across the plank floor. "There's another tonight, another monster," Rain said in her heart. "Jace Dauntess is indeed a monster, but the person before me is more of a monster than Jace himself. Who exactly is this figure?" The growl sounded again. "For the sake of the saints!" shouted Rain. "This creature is hungry! And he looked at me. He thinks I'm his food tonight." Erica shouted and gave Randall and Samantha quick instructions. "He's on the roof of the bell tower! Hurry and catch him before he makes a mess!" In the past, Erica had found Jace Dauntess too late. She only caught Jace's location after the monster had hunted and eaten. "It's true that Jace has never killed a human while turning into a monster." Erica reminded herself, then corrected, "To our knowledge!" However, that night Erica seemed to feel that someone would become prey. "No way!" shouted Rain ref

Rain's body was crushed. Her muscles felt stiff and tense like a crowd had just beaten her. It was excruciating pain even to breathe. Rain was trying to squirm in her bed when she faintly heard the sound of birds chirping in the distance. Rain suddenly woke up. Her eyes opened wide even though her body was stiff and she couldn't move. Rain had only heard birds chirping in the morning for the first time since she came to Darkwood Palace. "Wait, am I still dreaming?" she thought. Rain wasn't sure she had heard the birds chirping. Even though Darkwood Palace was on top of a mountain and surrounded by dense forests, Rain felt like she was in a void. In Darkwood Palace, no one could hear the cooing and squawking of the beasts, apart from animals and birds on certain nights. Rain felt very lazy. She realized the sun was already quite high that morning, though the dressing was still the same—grey. Rain refused to move from her soft and warm bed. The experience she had gone through last n

"Are you sure, Erica?" asked Samantha, who suddenly appeared under Erica's feet and formed a shadow of her body. "Last night, the Prince just had a tantrum and lost control. Now you're allowing him to travel even deep into the middle of nowhere that we have no control over?""Of course I'm not that stupid, Sam! I can't just let it go without a well-thought-out plan," Erica answered confidently."So what's your plan, you know-it-all miss?" quipped Samantha."I have prepared all forms of security in the city they are going to. I've got everything ready.""Then, what are we going to do alone in this gloomy and pitiful palace?" Samantha complained."Of course, we'll follow them," Erica smirked. "Come on!" Erica gave a long whistle, and a very dashing jet-black mare appeared with a long, beautiful mane."You are terrible Erica! I thought you wouldn't be able to just let the Prince off your guard."Erica jumped first onto the horse's back.

Jace and Rain stood outside Haridra City station. Jace sat on his trunk with a slight bow and folded his arms across his chest. A black coat covered Jace's body until his head. Rain stood a little further from Jace at the curb and looked down the busy street."Are you sure I can count on you?" quipped Jace.Rain pouted and rolled her eyes upwards. She wanted to show that she was distraught."Then should I rely on you who never came out of the Darkwood forests and caves?" Rain quipped back."Okay, then what are you waiting for?" replied Jace."Can't you see I'm trying to wait for a taxi? Too bad in Haridra City there is no horse carriage that will take you everywhere. Okay? Here we have to take a taxi."Jace just shrugged. "You underestimate me too much, Miss Orwell. You think I don't know what a taxi is?" Jace looked offended. "Actually I want to offer a more practical and more convenient way than having to wait for a taxi on the side of the