"PARDON?!" I COULDN'T help rising my voice.

He shocked me on that. What is he talking about? His Lord Blood wants to marry me? Are people usually asking for marriage in this kind of arrangements? I don't even have any idea who's the Blood? Why is he named after the thing that's making people alive?

"My Lord Blood wants to marry you now." He have the means to even repeat what he said! What is he?

I huffed an unbelievable breath. "And why would I marry your... Lord or something?"

"Because you promise him that a long time ago, he even marked you." He said very sternly.

I frown at him. "I'm sorry mister, are you crazy?" He's talking nonsense things.

"Why don't you ask your mother?" He suggested and I look at Mom questioning her.

"I don't know what he's talking about. He just came here without permission and blabbing things like that." Mom said in a horrified voice.

I nod and pick up the telephone at the side then look at the old man. "Can you leave, please? I'm going to call 911. Are you aware that you trespass the Mayor's house? You're in a big trouble, mister."

"It should me done in easy way or hard way. You can choose." He said without blinking, he doesn't even scared at what I said?

Whatever. I'm calling the 911. I dial the number but startled when it disappear in my hand. What the! I look at the old man and saw the telephone in his hand. He's at the process of breaking it.

My mouth drop open while looking at the telephone that's now fully wrecked at the carpet where he just drag it.

"How did you--?" Did what I just witnessed is true?

"You should come with me Lady Rexy." He said politely but in a cold voice.

I blink many times before looking at the old man again. "Who are you?"

"I already introduced my self but for you My Lady, I'm Butler Peterson, you can call me Pete." He bow and stand straight again. "Now, can you please come with me to go see Lord Blood?"

I'm still stunned when I look to Mom who's glaring daggers at the guy.

"You won't take my daughter to go to the monsters like you." Mom said standing up.

I frowned more and slowly absorbing everything. But... What the hell is really happening?

I have a feel that Mom knows, she just don't want me to know. And come to think of it. She seems scared and bothered about this.

"Mr Peterson, can you leave?" I ask politely and composed.

I'm kind of startled, Mom and my sisters too, when he bow his head and turn to leave the house but I didn't have the chance to be curious about why he leave after that serious order from me? My mind is running in many thoughts.

"Mom what's really that?" I ask in a serious voice looking at mom.

"That's nothing." I noticed the slight tremble on her voice.

"What nothing?" my voice is getting on the edged seeing that she mist be lying. "That guy destroy a telephone using bare hands and don't forget how the hell did he get it from my hands, he's 8 meters away from me!"

"I don't know! okay?" She insist.

Ha! She will really lie to me like this?

"Mom, why don't you just tell her the truth?! Besides she's the one who done this to herself! Stop being so sickeningly protective!" Jane frustratingly said.

"Jane! Shut up!" Mom shouted making her shut her mouth.

Now, I'm more curious. "Stop lying please. Just tell me."

"You really have to marry the guy that old man is talking about." Celine said with her void voice.

"What?" me

"Celine, stop it!" Mom said hysterically.

"She needs to know!" Celine shouted at Mom and look at me.

"Don't you raise your voice on me, Celine Turner!" Mom shouted like she's passing out.

I'm worried about her but I can't entertain that feeling because my mind is too crowded by questions and curiosity.

"Mom! We have to tell her one way or another! We are facing monsters that we don't know about, here! And they want her! Do you think we can do something about that?" Celine stand but didn't minding Mom's mad and hysterical expression. "If you can't tell her, I will." she said more calmly and look at me.

Mom just burst in tears and weakly sit down at the couch. "I'm sorry."

"You want to know right?" Celine ask me.

From looking at our mother I turn my gaze at her. "What is it that you all obviously hiding from me?"

"Dad is dying 14 years ago." she started and I can't help the shocked expression that shows in me. What? "He died." she continue.

"Died? Dad is alive--"

"Because of a stranger." She cut my question and continue what she's saying again. "That stranger has no face, we don't know him but we knew he's not a normal human, his body and face is covered that's why we can't recognize him, but either way we begged him to save Dad, because he said he can."

"Then what happened." I advanced a step because she stop talking.

"He don't want to save Dad unless one of us promise to marry him."

"And you sacrifice me to save that?"

"No!" Mom shouted. "We would never do that!"

"But it turns out like that." Celine said contradicting what Mom said. "You volunteered."

I look at her like she lost her head. "How old am I that time? 5? Are you seriously saying that my volunteer act would count? You all shoulf have stop me! I'm just a child!"

"I know!" Celine nodded like it's all nothing.

What the hell is wrong with them?

"We tried to stop it but things happened so fast!" Mom stated coming to me but I raise my hand to stop her from coming to me. "I'm sorry."

"He bite you, and then leave." Celine ending his story. "Then, Dad lives."

I shook my head. It's unbelievable. "Now, he's back and he wanted to marry me now." I whispered but I know they heard me.

"You don't have to marry him, Rexy." Mom said consoling me.

I doubt that.

I run at the stairs and get in to my room, locking it hoping that no one can get to me. But I'm wrong.

"How are you feeling?"

I felt my heart jump out of my rib cage when I heard a very dark deep voice. I switch my light on but the lights didn't appear. I switch it on and off but nothing is happening, then I tired opening the door to go out but it's not opening.

What the hell?!

"That won't work." The voice said. "I'm here so the light won't turn on whatever you do... and you can't leave yet."

"W-who are you?" I ask hesitantly and walk slowly towards my bed to try to light on the lamp.

"You know me."

I stop walking when I felt his voice is closer to me now. Is he in my bed? I can't see, dammit!

"Are you scared?" His stupid question.

"Who wouldn't?" I can't stop being sarcastic because I'm scared okay? There's a stranger inside my room and it's so dark, I can't see anything.

"My name is Blood." He introduced himself.

It would be better if I can see him right? So, he's the stranger. The monster who save my father in order to marry me or one of my sisters.

"What are you?" I ask. In some reason I don't really find this situation scary. I'm just bothered by the dark.

That's weird.

"Vampire."

Then my heart beat so fast, feeling the thinning of the air. I remember what Kael said, Layla is killed by a monster but looked like human.

"Are you the one who killed Layla?" I ask softly and almost a whisper.

"She shouldn't have roaming at the forest in the middle of the night, trespassing even."

"W-what?" My breathing is getting faster and I felt my legs is getting weaker.

"But I didn't kill her." he said.

Like it will change what I'm thinking right now?! "But you attack her?"

"No, I didn't."

"Then who did it? You show yourself to me after an unexplainable death and questionable attacked at the forest hours ago!" I shouted. "Do you think I'll believe you? You're a vampire! You said it yourself!"

"But that doesn't mean I'm the one who did those." He said in a sorrowful voice.

Did he really think I'm stupid to believe him. "Why would I believe you?"

"You don't have too. Just know that I would never lie to you." He said.

I didn't talk. Why? Because what he said somewhat... somewhat believable. I don't know but it ease me.

"Then who did it?" I ask calmly.

"Someone... that you don't have to know."

"So you know?"

"I did and didn't. You can't understand and it's better if it stays that way. I'll endure the pain for you."

"What?"

"I'm here to marry you." Instead he say, dodging our previous conversation.

"I want to know who harm Layla, and she's nowhere to he found. And, I won't marry you."

"No, you'll marry me. You promised me."

"Promises are made to be broken, now tell me who attack Layla, is she dead? Where is she?"

"She's dead and you'll still marry me."

"Can you stop on that marry thing? I won't--" I stop talking when I felt a body in front of me almost touching me so I step backward but a hand grab my waist and I clash in a hard body. My breathing hitch and I felt my heart beat faster that it is before. "What are you doing?" I push his body using my both hands but his hold is firm.

"I waited, like you I waited." he whispered and using another hand he touch strands of my hair.

I close my eyes because of the familiar feeling it gives. Beside from my rapidly beating heart, there's like a bug inside my tummy that's playing around. What's happening to me, really? I'll really book an appointment to our family doctor. It's not good.

"Look, I don't know you." I said startling me how soft my voice is.

His hand went to touch my cheek and I can't stop the wanting that I'm feeling. What is he doing to me?

"But you have to marry me." He whispered in my ear earning a goosebumps travelling all around my body.

"Can you stop this?" I can't help the softness of my voice.

"Stop what?"

"This! Whatever you're doing to me! Stop this!" I said firmly but my voice is still soft.

He let go of me and I step two times backwards. I heard his heavy sigh and I felt him touch a strand of my hair again. And I'm questioning myself why am I letting him?

"I'm thankful because you saved my father years ago, but I can't marry you."

"Why?"

He's really asking that?!

"You're not human! I don't know you! You're a vampire! I don't know you!" I repeated sickly for him.

He stop what he's doing at my hair and I feel the bugs died inside me.

"You'll marry me because I'm a vampire, I'm not human, I'm a monster. I can kill your family if you won't marry me."

What? "You won't do that!" I shouted.

"You accused me of murder earlier? Why don't I do it?"

"Are you crazy?!"

"I've waited for you to grow up. When you're little you're ready to marry--"

"I'm a child then, I wasn't thinking!"

"Now, you are. You won't marry me and let your family die or you will marry me, everyone will be happy? Choose."

I huffed. "Why are you doing this to me?" A lump forming on my throat and my heart dropping, my tears are pooling at the corners of my eyes. "I heard you want one of us to marry you, why don't you ask us not only me?"

"Because that time I don't want anyone. Now, I only want you."

"You're sick!" I said lettinf the tears comes down from my eyes.

He touch my face and erase my tears and I want to curse myself. Why am I liking his touch? Did he do something to me?

"Marry me... I promise I'll make you happy."

"That's impossible. You just threatened the life of my family." I sob.

"I won't do that if you marry me. I promise you can still see them, you can also continue your life, you just have to add me on the people you cared for."

"Why do you even want me?"

He didn't talk. He just continue swiping the tears out of my face. "I hate seeing you crying."

"But you're making me cry. We just met, why am I feeling these things?" I said almost for myself.

Because honestly I don't know if the real reason of my tears is his threat. I more on feel sad... I feels so sad, then, please at his touch.

"Because this is not the first time that we met."

"What?"

"Pete will pick you up tomorrow. I hope you come with him." He said and all the lights turned on.

I roamed my eyes but he's not anywhere here. I felt the bugs inside me dying again for some reason but my heart is still beating so fast.

BREAKFAST AND I'M not confused why Dad, Mom, Celine, Lukas, Jane, and me are at the table, eating like a happy family. It's just, in this family the silence is sick.

But me, I'm eating normally, ignoring their time to time glance.

"Rexy, how's your sleep?" Dad ask.

Terrible. I didn't almost got sleep because of all the things that happened yesterday. "It's good."

I didn't ask where us the kids because I know they are already at school.

"Do you have questions?" Lukas ask and I look at him.

None. It's all already answered and I don't want any other information anymore. "I actually have something to say."

They all shifted at their seats getting ready for it.

"The old man Butler of that Vampire would be here later, he's picking me up and I'll go with him." I said looking at their different expressions.

Mom, Dad, and Lukas has the same expression. Shocked, worried, and horrified. While Celine has no expression and Jane just sip on her water calmly.

"What?" Mom exclaimed.

"No way, Rexy!" Lukas said angrily. "And did you said vampire?"

"Yes, he's a vampire. We talk." I said like it's nothing.

It's really nothing. It's just scary and horrifying, yes.

"Are you crazy, Rexy? Do you have idea what you're going to do?" Lukas.

"Just let her, it's her choice." Jane said and continue to eat.

I bet she's so happy. I rolled my eyes.

"I'll do it. Unless you all want to be the Vampire's breakfast tomorrow? He just told me that he will kill you all if I don't marry him." I don't want to tell them this but Jane is just such a b*tch. "So, you choose. Will I marry him or I'll let you all die?" I look at them and they are all looking lost at own thought.

I smirk bitterly. No one wants to die, I bet. "I'll go now, I'll be late to my class." I stand up and go out.

But I don't have plans on going to the University, I'm coming to the hospital to visit Kael. There, I saw he's still not waking up and I called Julius and found out he's at Sarah's. Sarah is undergoing a therapy now because whatever it is that happened to them traumatized her so much.

After visiting Kael I decided to go to the park to go to the forest where I last saw Layla. I don't know what I'm thinking but I wanted to know what happened to them, I wanted to for something.

And Layla's body is still no where to be found.

I walk warily, looking around me. This forest is really looked isolated because of all the dried leaves, trunks, and all. The sound of the forest is also deafening. I just walk and walk when I suddenly stop because of the familiar place.

No way...

I look up and see the bright sky, but I know. This is the place in my dream. The night before Sarah called me. Goosebumps travel from my arms all around my body.

Impossible. How could I dream about a place that I've never been before?

I close my eyes remembering what happened on that dream. When I'm standing here, exactly right here, a guy is standing also in front of me, few feet away from me. I open my eyes and saw the guy there, I tripped backwards making me sat at the ground and when I look at there again the guy isn't there anymore.

My breathing is getting faster and edgy but I still stand up, looking around me. I'm scared but something is pushing me to walk where did I ran on that dream that night.

I steps are slow and careful, testing the ground that's full of dried leaves. I stop when I found the place where did I saw the lifeless woman. My hands begin to tremble at the sight.

The dried leaves are bloodstained and there's a lot. I open my mouth to breath because it's getting harder. It's like the air is gone and I can't gasped, my eyes are blurred by tears that I didn't noticed I'm shedding. I blink so many times and saw a wild wolf in front of me.

It's growling at me and stepping slowly ready to attack me but I can't move.

The last thing I saw is the wolf jumping at me and I heard someone called my name then everything turns black.