Semua Bab The Vampire’s Obsession : Bab 51 - Bab 60

He planned this from the very beginning. The moment Lord Severo first noticed me, I knew he had something like this in mind. This is probably the reason why he can't let me go. I’ve been right all along—I'm the centerpiece of his twisted game."You okay?" Lord Severo asked me.I lowered my gaze to our feet. I lost all enthusiasm in that moment. I wondered if he already knew about my plan, because he completely turned it on its head with this move. Just like that—everything was gone. I feel like he took me on a journey only to lead me astray.I wanted to cry.“Dad, may I dance with her?”I looked up to see Oscar beside us. He had been dancing with Celeste. Celeste smiled at me, but I couldn’t return it.Lord Severo let me go, and Oscar took his place. Now, Celeste was dancing with Lord Severo. I noticed how flustered she looked.Oscar wrapped his arms around my waist.“I think things are clearer to you now, aren’t they?” he whispered. “I know. I’ve been watching you, Astra.”Without th

I lost count of how many shots I’ve had in just a few hours. My head feels heavy now, my vision is still clear but unstable, and my mind is in total chaos. Even so, I’m still rational enough to know what I’m doing.What am I doing?Dancing with fire—something that can either be thrilling or completely destroy me.“This is enough,” Erikson said as he tried to pull me away, but I managed to pull my arms back. He looked at me in disbelief.“You’re drunk now, Astra. You’re a mess. I’ll drive you home before things get even worse.”I laughed as I walked closer to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and looked into his irritated eyes. I swayed my body, hoping he’d follow my lead, but he stood still. That didn’t stop me from dancing.“Is this your way of rebelling?” he asked.I smirked. “So, you knew all along…”That caught him off guard. He cleared his throat and averted his gaze. Feeling guilty, huh? Now I can’t tell if I was just too stupid not to realize it sooner, or if I was so wrap

He's back.I didn’t know how much I had longed for this until it happened.“You came back faster than expected, Brix?” I heard Lord Severo ask. I couldn’t tell if he was surprised or not. “What happened, Son? Did something go wrong?”Faster? Oh! I thought it would take months before Brix could return. He’s only been gone for a few days. Why does it feel like it’s been ages?“Son?”I felt Brix wrap his arms around my back, tightening the dress around my body again. He loosened his grip, but I didn’t let go.I was biting my lower lip, trying to suppress my emotions. I’m mad at him. I have every reason to hate the man I’m hugging right now—but I pushed it all aside in this moment. I needed a hug.“Did I ever fail you, Dad?” Brix asked, and I could sense the bitterness in his voice. “I rushed things to get back sooner than usual. They agreed to your conditions. Those who didn’t… aren’t breathing anymore. Good news, Dad. Mission accomplished.”Lord Severo cleared his throat.“I wasn’t forc

I realized something while kissing him.No matter what I do, I’ll always be the one left craving more. I wanted him to seek my lips too, to hold onto them whenever I tried to pull away—but it turned out to be the opposite. In the end, I’m the one yearning, chasing.Maybe Albina had a point.I pulled away from the kiss to catch my breath. As expected, he didn’t even try to stop me. Our faces remained close, eyes locked. I tried to read him, but I couldn’t. I wanted to know what he was feeling… or if any of this even meant something to him.I leaned back into my seat and straightened my posture. I could still feel Brix’s gaze on me. A few seconds later, his hands returned to the steering wheel.“I wonder who’s the better kisser,” he said.I didn’t respond.Now I wasn’t even sure if he had truly left that time, because he seemed to know everything that had happened. Erikson wouldn’t have ratted me out—he seemed just as surprised by Brix’s sudden appearance.But that only proved my point:

I had the best sleep. Everything was great—until I realized I wasn’t in my room anymore. My room in the old house was big, but this one reminded me of the room I used to stay in at Aunt Ophelia’s. Even the furniture looked cheap. My dresser was still here though.Where the hell am I?I had been sitting at the edge of the bed for a while, trying to make sense of what was going on. Only one person could’ve done this to me—and he was the last person I was with last night. The question is, where did he take me?I heard a noise from outside.I swallowed hard and got off the bed. I put on the soft white slippers that had been prepared. I stopped in front of the door, hesitating whether to open it.What if I was abducted?Why would he even do that?I gulped again and shook my head.I was just about to reach for the doorknob when someone suddenly opened the door. It hit me right in the face. The door flew open hard and fast, slamming into me.“Ah!” I complained.Brix just looked at me like no