Love And Secrets

Awaiting Return

The night is late.

Aunt Anna kept looking at the door, waiting for Alice to return. His heart did not calm down before he saw Alice coming home.

Aunt Anna has been taking care of Alice for 14 years. Alice was 5 years old. Aunt Anna still clearly remembered Alice's arrival at her house. When it was very heavy rain, lightning struck the earthly, the wind blew very strong outside very dark. There was a knocking on the door.

"Tok tock tock..'

"Ann... Annn... Annaaaa..." Someone shouted from outside.

Anna opens the door, and her brother Anie and husband James are holding Hans and Alice, who are fast asleep in Anie's lap. Anie and James enter and lock Anna's door.

Anna looked confused and worried as they looked pale once.

"Anie what's wrong? why do you look so pale?"

Anna has yet to see the back of Anie and James' body covered in scratches. He only realized it when he was about to hold Hans.

"Goddess.." Anna shut her mouth.

Anie and James said nothing, they just sat down and laid Alice and Hans down.

Hans was 15 and Alice 5.

Anna invites Anie and James to another room so they can talk without disturbing the sleeping children.

Anna began talking to her brother.

"Anie.. What really happened?" Anna asked worriedly.

Blood continuously flowed from Anie and James' backs. Anna quickly picked up the towel and medicine.

"Anna. It's okay." Anie smile.

"Ann, I have a request for you." Anie says.

Anna just quietly listened, she knew Anie really needed her help.

"Ann. please take care of Alice and Hans." Anie fell silent, then her tears flowed.

James hugged her tightly. Anna kept quiet and said nothing. His eyes were already hot, tears were rushing from his eyes.

"Look for Alice until she's 19. This house will protect him until then. And remember, don't let Alice out of this house, I want Alice to live a normal life without knowing anything." Anie.

The sound of knocking on the door made Aunt Anna realize from her daydream.

"Tok tock "

"Alice.. Where have you been?" When she saw Hans standing outside, Aunt Alice grew even more terrified.

"Where's Alice? Where's Alice? " Aunt Anna asked hysterically.

"Alice? didn't Young Master Gara take him home? " ask Hans.

Aunt Alice getting tensed, she ran out looking for Alice like a possessed person. Hans catches up with Aunt Anna who is running.

"Alice..

"Alice...

"Alice....

Aunt Anna did not find Alice anywhere, she ran and kept shouting Alice's name.

"Alicee..

"Aliiceeee by mohoon Aliiicee..

"Aliiceee....

Aunt Anna fell down and started crying, she didn't put on any footwear, her feet were bleeding from stepping on a twig. Hans hugged her and calmed Aunt Anna down.

"Auntie relax.."

"Trust.. Alice will be fine Aunt Ann.." Hans brought Aunt Anna home.

Aunt Anna kept daydreaming, she regretted not taking Alice to the palace. She was crying continuously. Hans left Aunt Anna and returned to the palace quickly.

* * *

2 Hours before Alice disappeared.

After talking to Gara for quite a while, Alice finally decided to go home. He didn't want to make his aunt worry.

"Gara, I'm going home now." Said Alice.

"I'll drive you.." Answer Gara.

As Gara was about to get ready to board her horse, Alice politely declined.

"No, I'll go home alone. Thanks..'

Doubtful about letting Alice go home alone.

But finally he released Alice, actually his heart did not want to separate, but Alice still wanted to go home.

Because he saw until the horse carriage that brought Alice disappeared, he did not feel any bad feelings and wanted to meet again later at midnight in Alice's room. Sorry he didn't explain who he really was.

"Why am I so stupid not to say it, what if he keeps misunderstanding?" Because she lamented her stupidity.

As she walked into the palace, she went straight into her room to rest. Not long after,

"Young Master Gara, His Majesty the King called you, I'm sorry." after delivering Dean's message then left.

The palace had looked deserted, all the guests had gone home, all that was left was the servants cleaning up the rest of the party that had been going on.

There are so many glasses of blood stained, unpleasant aroma to be inhaled by humans. Indeed, most of the palace servants are humans who serve the kingdom. While the guards and palace soldiers are more vampires.

The world has changed for a long time, the vampire nation has coexisted with humans and lived peacefully.

But that does not mean the world is without war, evil is always happening everywhere, many creatures are trying to kill, or abduct humans. In fact, they do not hesitate to eat humans whole.

Gara and his sisters always help guards and palace soldiers in combating crime. Gara always worked in the shadows so that no one noticed Gara coming out of the Palace to hunt.

When Gara entered the hall all the butlers were bowed down, they respected Gara and never dared to look into her blood-red eyes.

The only pure-blooded royal family, the Kingdom of Nuqi. Gara is the only vampire with red eyes. Having 2 siblings, his mother had long since died because a servant had poisoned her. The incident makes Gara difficult to approach, only Dean is the only servant who Gara trusts.

Riding the podium and meeting his Father and Sisters. They looked at Gara full of envy. Because he used to accept that view, he ignored it.

"Gara, Eric and William my son, have you seen today a woman who smells sweet? " Ask His Majesty the King.

Eric and William looked, while Gara was silent.

"Dad, can I have it? " ask Eric quickly.

The eyes get bigger and look very red. Eric and William stopped saying anything.

The king then continued his talk.

She explains that Alice is the future wife of one of her children. But Alice had the right to choose who she would marry, the King would not force his will when it comes to love and marriage.

The king said that whoever would be her husband should be able to protect Alice, because Alice is the son of two very precious friends. And Alice's blood contains a mighty power, when one sucks blood from her neck, she will gain a mighty power.

The king explained carefully. They did not know that there was a pair of eyes and ears that had followed the conversation from the very beginning. After hearing what he wanted to hear he disappeared.

After he finished delivering his message, His Majesty the King left his 3 children with many questions in their heads.

They're thinking of getting Alice's blood except for Gara. Gara flatly told her two sisters that she would marry Alice no matter what.

But Eric did not remain silent, he replied to Gara's statement.

"Sister, are you sure you like Alice? don't like his power?" eric's question cornered Gara.

Silence, he was unable to answer Eric's question. He thinks hard. His head was heavy and his heart ached, he was confused as to what he felt towards Alice.

Gara decides to go to her room, while Eric and William look at each other. William and Eric are still on the King's podium, they continue the pending talks.

"Will, have you seen Luca?" Ask Eric.

"Luca and I passed each other earlier when I was carrying Alice." Answer Will.

"Will, don't you feel like there's something weird about Luca?" Eric asked again.

William thinks, indeed Luca's behavior is different since a month ago. Luca never sucked human blood to dry, but a few days ago William saw with his own eyes Luca suck human blood to dry and die.

"Eric, I think there's something wrong with Luca. He is different from himself. I don't think Luca is the Luca we know." William replied calmly but surely.

"I smell a strange smell from Luca's body, like a foul smell, but I'm afraid it's just my feeling. " Answer Eric.

"Did you know that?" Ask William.

"I don't think it's that big brother's happier on his own, he's having a hard time getting along, you know, maybe because he's old." Eric laughing.

"Eric, keep your attitude, Brother will hear it. What if we commemorate Brother and Alice?" William came up with an idea.

"Hmm, I think it's worth a try." Eric stood up and took William to his brother's room.

"Tok.tok..tok..."

Someone knocked on the door of Gara's room.

Because he opened it with annoyance, he knew his two younger siblings were trying to tease him. Gara had prepared to go to Alice's house by then.

"Sister, I just wanted to tell you that Luca's behavior has been different lately, I want you to be vigilant." Eric was straight to the point.

Just as Gara was about to answer Eric's statement, someone ran into Gara's room.

"Young master..

"Young master.."

Enraged, a person enters his territory without his permission. He lifted the man's neck upwards.

"Alice young master..'

When she heard Alice's name, Gara dropped the man off.

"What's going on?" Ask Gara furiously.

"navice ..

"Alice

"Not come home, your majesty.."

Hans answered with fear.

Gara's face heated up, her eyes lit up, her fangs coming out she could destroy anything in front of her.