Clue 2

Max and Corinne spent three hours straight, wasting their time on the bar. They are waiting for the shift end of a particular bartender. Corinne was fine, she was trained to situations like this. Max, on the other hand, couldn't stay still for more than fifteen minutes. He tried doing various things. However, it didn't take long for him to find his passion.

Darting and Arm wrestling.

While playing dart and wrestling Max had fun. His aim was perfect, strength was unparalleled. he even bosted drunken bikers saying no one could beat him. It was uncountable how many times Corinne rolled her eyes. He was obviously using his different racial advantages to bully innocent drunks.

Whatever Corinne think about him, Max didn't care, he was simply too happy. He earned a few hundred dollars without breaking a sweat. Why would he care about what others thought about him? He didn't mind spending some more time inside this fun place.

A few more minutes passed, the bartender started to become agitated. Time to time she glances at the wristwatch and back door, It was as if she was expecting someone.

This didn't go unnoticed by Max and Corinne.

"Did you find something useful?" Corinne asked keeping her eyes on the bartender. Earlier she noticed Max using his charm to start up a conversation with her.

Max looked over Corinne and drank a mouthful of Virgin Mary (Bloody Mary) before answering.

"Her name is Nicol, she lives a few miles away from here, Single mom…glup!...hey! This is really good!"

"What about her face and pierced marks? Did you ask her?" Corinne sounded a bit annoyed. But she tried not to lose her cool.

Max didn't care about her annoyance, he continued to drink his virgin mary "I did ask, but she said bathroom door hit her by accident, as for two marks she said it was her birthmarks, she is rather convincing"

Corinne was about to comment on something. But she stopped and look behind Max. Curiously Max turned over, he saw Nicol was talking with a woman in the same attire as her.

"Looks like her shift ended, let's go" Corinne stood up soon as Nicol disappeared behind the 'limited entry' door. Her plan is to follow Nicol and interrogate poor woman.

"Wait! My drink isn't over, look!" Max made a difficult face to show his half-finished drink.

"Kid…fine, I will be in outside. if that woman left before you come, don't blame me" disregarding about Max reply, Corinne stormed out.

On the other hand, Max listened carefully to Corinne's fading footsteps. When he makes sure she went hiding somewhere Max hurriedly stood up. He strode past the tables and counter make his way toward the presumable locker room of the bar employees.

Just when he about entered, the big-build male bartender came between door and Max.

"Hey! You can't go in there" he looked coldly at Max. Every once in while drunken perverts try their luck same manner. The Bartender is all too familiar with situations like this. Stopping people like this is one of his main goals. That cold look came from experience.

"I'm alright, go back to your work" looking at big guy's eyes Max hushed.

"Yes!" The male bartender nodded and walk back to his previous post as if nothing happened.

After the big guy returned, Max confirmed no one noticed the little incident and entered the limited area. There were two rooms with signs on the door. First, one named male and the second one said, female.

Max immediately noticed small sounds emitting from behind the door of the female changing room. Positively, Nicol is still inside, getting ready to leave. He leaned on the opposite side of the wall waiting for Nicol to come out.

He could have followed Corinne's method. Maybe Nicol will lead them toward Vampires, however, there is a chance she might wouldn't go. Max need to know full details about Vampires harming Nicol. With Corinne around, he couldn't ask everything.

Soon Max heard row of footsteps and door faint sound of the lock releasing. Nicol stepped out from dressing wearing blue denim and a white t-shirt. but seeing Max standing before made her jumped from fright.

"Ah!"

"Don't be afraid, I mean no harm"

Seeing stiffened Nicol, Max tried to relax her. He didn't want her to scream, alarming the whole the bar. Max immediately put Mind Compulsion on her without letting her time react. Her eyes lost faint light it had before, the face became expressionless.

"Let's go inside," said Max letting her lead inside.

"Yes"

"Close the door and sit down,"

Nicol followed details exactly as Max ordered. She didn't have her own will to resist spiritual power Max sent.

"Good, now tell me what happened to your face?" After Nicol sat near him Max questioned.

"My ex-husband Hit me" an emotionless answer came from Nicol's mouth.

Max nodded "Ok! Two marks on your neck, are those from birth?"

"No!"

"Good! How did you get them?" Max asked the most important question.

"My ex-husband drank blood from me, his two fangs gave me this wound"

Max wasn't surprised, he already figured it from a Vampire, but it's essential to know the details. Corinne only searching for the location Vampires hiding, but Max needed to confront them before Van Helsing does. He must find Ron before anyone else.

"Tell me the details"

"We separated two years ago, I have five years old daughter. For two years he never showed up before me. But a few days ago he came with his gang members and told me to cut my wrist and give blood to everyone there. I was surprised and refused, but he threatened to kill my daughter. After I did that, he showed me two long fangs and white glow in his eyes. He said he was a Vampire and I'm his blood bank. Every day, in the night they come to take me to their hiding place. They have my daughter hostage. if I say anything they said they would kill my daughter"

When Nicol finished her emotionless eyes overflowing from tears. Even though her emotions suppose to lock away until Max release her, but the motherly love conquered will of supernatural.

Max slowly wipe away Nicol's tears away. He felt a guilty, angry, myriads of emotions.

"Don't cry I will help you, go back without a worry, I will follow you. I will save your daughter, You can keep this memory" soon as Max said that Nicol's eyes gained its former glory.

For a moment she stared at Max's face confused and complicated expression. However, after seeing Max's gentle and assuring smiling her bottled up emotions explored. Finally, there is someone she could rely on.