The Darkness.

At another place,

In a dark and smelly hallway, under a nightclub and Christ's office to be exact. The upper part was so sparkling with the light of the twinkling lights and lively with the sound of the music so loud that it was deafening, everyone swayed to the beat, prancing around full of euphoria. The situation seems to be in contrast to the room Claudia is now in. The narrow and darkroom, lit by dim lights, stuffy, suffocating the respiratory tract and also quiet without any music.

Claudia's eyes were covered with a cloth, her hands were tied with ropes so tightly that she couldn't even move her hands even a little. And his mouth was covered by black duct tape that was glued very firmly to his lips. Only his ears he uses as a source of information around him.

Claudia moved her hand, trying to untie the rope in her hand, and the pain in Claudia's wrist was intense. The band was so tight that it hurt her skin from the friction.

Claudia's earlobe tried to listen to the sounds that disturbed her drum membranes. The sound of the rats was so noisy that it disturbed his hearing the rats were chasing and then fighting for food. Then at a glance, the girl's ears heard the sound of footsteps that were quite far from where she was now. The voice was getting closer and closer, and closer to the room where he was confined.

Before long, the nerves of his ears heard the squeaking sound of the door which was quite deafening. An old door with a distinctive sound that bothered Claudia so much to hear who entered the room she was in. Claudia stopped trying to get out of that place.

"Who came in?" Claudia thought nervously. He didn't know where he was and he didn't know who the person who had just entered was either. Footsteps began to approach him. Claudia tilted her head, trying to catch the sound of footsteps now in front of her, and stopped.

"You're awake, little girl?"

The young man, Christ bowed his body. He stared at her face for a moment. Then he closed his eyes, inhaling the scent of Claudia's body that so aroused his instincts as a pureblood vampire. Then the young man began to touch the skin of Claudia's cheeks after being satisfied enjoying the fragrance that kept coming out of the body of the girl in front of him.

The girl refused firmly when touched by Christ.

Christ's facial expression changed for a moment. He hates rejection. Again, Christ tried to touch his chin. The girl tried to dodge, but Christ forced herself to touch Claudia's chin. He pressed Claudia's chin so hard that she winced in pain. Christ lifted Claudia's chin, forcing the girl to look up at him. "Blood catches my eye, little girl," said Christ, keeping Claudia's eyes closed.

"So this person is John's boss?" Claudia thought. She pushed her head away, very unwilling to touch Christ. "What does he want from me?" Claudia asked herself. She didn't fully understand what Christ meant by holding her back.

Christ's breath began to feel warm on the girl's right cheek and ear. He also smelled a very strong perfume in his nostrils. An expensive perfume that was very aromatic when the perfume started to force its way into his nostrils.

"The smell of your blood tempts me, little girl. This is very seductive to my lust," said Christ making the girl tilt her head back.

"Blood? What does this man mean?" Claudia thought. The girl started to panic as her brain began to remember John was a vampire. "Could it be that he's a vampire too?" Claudia guessed squinted her eyes behind the black cloth covering her eyes.

"Mmmh ... mmm ..." Claudia's voice was stifled by duct tape. She shook her head and turned towards Christ, the girl didn't know where the man was now.

"What? What did you say?" Christ teasing and his word made Claudia irritated by John's bossy attitude. "Sorry, I don't understand what you mean!" he exclaimed, getting closer to Claudia's face. Now the distance between them is only about 5 cm. "Oh, sorry, apparently I forgot that your lips were covered with duct tape."

Christ opened the duct tape so violently that Claudia screamed. "Fuck, what do you want from me, huh?" Claudia asked in a very high voice. "Why did you lock me here?" Claudia needed an answer to her question. Her body trembled, she was frightened when found out about a monster guy who could suck her blood at any time. Moreover, the words that came out of Christ's lips were always a matter of blood and blood again.

"Wo..wo.. take in easy, little girl! Don't be so loud when you talk to me," said Christ, then bowed his body again. Approaching Claudia's face once again. "We can talk about it slowly, little girl!" he exclaimed while stroking Claudia's cheek.

"Don't touch my face, you bastard!" Claudia cursed very angrily and scared. She moved her face away from Christ's naughty fingers.

"Don't be so arrogant, little girl!" The expression on Christ's face changed instantly. The look on his face began to be unfriendly with Claudia's overly arrogant attitude towards him. He pressed Claudia's cheek very hard. "Remember these words of mine, little girl, I could at any time make you die slowly and make you miserable, little girl!" Christ exclaimed pushing the girl's face roughly.

Deg!

For a moment she remembered her mother who turned into a vicious monster. She also remembers the part where her mother sucked the blood and tore the bodies of her victims. Aggressive and unforgiving. Just like the look on Christ's face which is currently so very scary.

"W-what? W-what are you doing to do to me?"

"Slowly sucking your blood, tearing your body apart until you scream in pain, and finally dying with all your organs out of your body little girl!"

Deg!

Claudia's eyes opened wide even though her eyes were still covered in black cloth. Her guts were made to shrink by every word of Christ in her ears. Gentle, but can make her body feel chills, shaking, and fear. Christ's words also made her speechless.

Then in her brain, for a moment she remembered her mother who turned into a vicious monster. She also remembers the part where her mother sucked the blood and tore the bodies of her victims. Aggressive and unforgiving. Just like the look on Christ's face which is currently so very scary. And Claudia could feel Christ's ruthless air spreading throughout her body.

Christ again covered Claudia's mouth with duct tape. Then he stood up and began to walk away from Claudia. "You are guys, take good care of the girl, don't let her run away from here," Christ shouted to his men. As long as Claudia woke up, she didn't notice that Christ's men were on guard. She heard no sign of anyone in the room but herself.

"What's wrong with me? Why can't I move my body for a moment? And my tongue seems numb when I hear the change in his tone of voice? Is that man viler than mother and John?" Claudia thought. Question after question came one after another in her mind. Christ's words disturbed the girl's peace of mind.

"Is it true that he's going to kill me? No, that can't be happening. I don't want to die yet. Either way, I have to find a way out as soon as possible before what that man says to me!" Claudia was getting worried. She couldn't calm down after hearing Christ's words which made her whole body shudder. Christ's killer instinct, the girl still felt it.

The door squeaked again. Soon the sound of Christ's shoes clattered out of the room. Little by little the voice drifted away and then disappeared from Claudia's earlobe. However, not long after, the sound of another shoe clattering approached Claudia. The girl was very scared to be in a dark room with no eyes that could see around the room. Plus, he still has to be guarded by a bodyguard who is a vampire who sucks his blood at any time.

Claudia's feelings were unsettled at the moment. The sound of the shoes had stopped, and the girl's ears began to hear a very irregular sound of breathing. Claudia felt a gripping air, unfortunately, she didn't know what Christ's messenger was doing in front of her.

"Who? Who else is in front of me?" At first, Claudia looked up, then her face dropped. She couldn't help but hide her worry. Too many surprises today came her way. No, not just today, but since she met Hermes, her whole life changed. She doesn't know, Claudia is also confused about why all this happened to her.

The sound of breathing sounded very close to her. A different breath smell with Christ. "No, this isn't the guy from earlier? Is this one of the male bodyguards?" Claudia thought, turning her face to the side. She didn't like the stench of the undead from Christ's bodyguard.

The man in black bowed his head. Do as Christ did to her. "It's true, you have a very fragrant smell of blood," he said. He looked at Claudia as tempting food to him. "You are lucky, miss, Mr. Christ is not sucking your blood right now! If I were Mr. Christ, I would--" The fingers started to touch Claudia's cheek. But Christ stopped his bodyguard's actions.

"How dare you touch my prey!" He said while pressing his wrist guard. Staring intently at killing and intimidating a tall, dark-skinned man.

"S-sir?"

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To Be Continued.