"Prickly black rose!" Jace said as he read the contents inside the envelope. "What does it mean?" Rain got increasingly annoyed and started to snatch the envelope from Jace's hand. She saw the contents firsthand with her own eyes. Her eyes were wide open. Rain showed the paper to everyone so they could read it. It was a letter paper made of a unique material that was very thin but not easily torn. The words were written in ink and with a goose feather pen. The letters look elegant. "This invitation to a gathering at the Westlake City Unity Building. I don't see anything special here other than the rose seal! And what is the purpose of this meeting? Why did the warlocks invite King Darkwood?" Rain did not understand the invitation and its meaning. "After the rebellion, all the shadow creatures split into two groups. The first group was affiliated with Mayor Flynn, and they agreed to cooperate with him. The second group is the excluded group. They are still loyal to the old king. Th

The train they rode through an old but very elite residential area. The buildings there all look very ancient and well-maintained. "How much do the houses here cost?" Benjamin asked Erica, who was sitting in a carriage. Samantha became his coachman. "Oh, believe me, Young Master, even my lifetime salary won't be able to buy a house in this area." Ben was surprised. "Is that expensive? If the house is old and looks unattractive, they will sell it cheaply." "On the other hand, Young Master, the older a building is and the longer the history it has, the higher its selling price." Erica answered all of Ben's questions without turning to look at him. At the same time, Ben was sticking his head out of the carriage window while looking at the old houses lined up neatly. The old housing estate has an elegant layout with many big, shady trees on either side. Some houses have been renovated to be more modern by adding high porches and balconies. However, the old impression is still felt f

Erica felt that her master had been despised. She moved so fast that no one even noticed her movements. Erica suddenly pushed the women so that her back hit the door and her feet lifted off the floor. "Who do you think you are? How dare you say that to my King?" At that moment, Rain saw Erica's proper form for the first time. A beautiful woman who looks like a perfectionist and always wears dark clothes when working, suddenly her face turns into a bulge of muscles and bones. From the top of her head came a pair of horns with scales covering the skin of her face. Even though Erica's body was still intact as a mortal woman, her head suddenly changed like that of a dragon in the mythological stories of the gods. Jace realized Rain was shivering beside him. The man immediately moved his left hand until it came out like a rope made of thin black smoke. The string of smoke wrapped around Erica's body and pulled her back. The housekeeper's Warlock fell to the floor, gasping for air. It l

The man said something like enchantments, but no sound escaped his lips moving. Suddenly, Fleming, the vampire, seemed unable to breathe. He looked very in pain. Something grabbed his neck. Duke Fleming kept scratching his neck as if a rope wrapped around his neck, but there was nothing there. He kept moaning in pain, and his face turned blue from being unable to breathe. "Master Fleming, even though you are royalty here, your attitude is truly dishonourable. You have surpassed the welcome of my master." The housekeeper said lazily. "Now, go!" He let go of his hand. Duke Fleming turned around with undeniable arrogance. He got into the crowd of the party and ran for the door. "Wow! Awe-inspiring entertainment!" said Jace. "Hopefully, this small matter will not disturb your comfort, Your Majesty. Young Master Fleming was indeed very well known for his childish demeanour. Not once or twice, he's always arguing with the Children of the Moon." "Why did you exclude inviting the werewo

"What you see, you will forget, even when looking at it. This black rose rune has protected you from views you shouldn't see as mortal. You can act like any other mortal. There are no descriptions of shadow creatures and creatures of darkness. They don't stay in your memory, so they don't disturb your human sleep. Exactly what he wanted." "As who wants?" Rain took a step forward. Everyone in the room could hear Rain's thin voice due to tension. Chiel sighed. Rain wouldn't be surprised. Rain could already guess what answer Chiel would say. However, Rain still felt those words like a blow to her trust. "Your father, Markus Orwell. He was the one who came here and asked me to do that magic on you." Rain suddenly went limp. And at that moment, Jace immediately supported Rain's back so she wouldn't fall. "My father did all this to me? But why? I think he loves and cares for me. Why did he have to do all this?" "Sorry, Miss, for the answer to your last question, I don't know. People