Present From Prince

"You surprised me." Reeva lowered her guard and walked over to Aria.

"Just a scratch, don't worry." Aria lowered her hand and exposed her bleeding cheek.

At first, Reeva was regular when she saw the wound, but as the blood flowed down Aria's cheek, a strange feeling appeared in her mind.

"B-blood..." Reeva suddenly felt attracted to the sight of blood, and it was hard to take her eyes off her. Not only that, but the smell was also starting to smell.

Reeva no longer saw it as a wound, but she saw it as delicious food.

"Reeva, why are you silent? It's just a small wound." Even though it was strange, Aria was happy to see Reeva worried about her. But it confused her because the silver-haired girl didn't usually pay attention to her.

"Ah, no. It can't be like this." Reeva immediately covered her mouth and turned around to hide her thirsty expression.

She panicked when she felt something growing at the corner of her lips.

"Reeva, what's wrong?" Aria looks worried by the strange behavior Reeva keeps doing.

"Nothing, I forgot I have something to do."

Reeva immediately ran away from Aria and headed to the laundry without giving any explanation.

The laundry was quiet at noon because the maids were busy preparing lunch.

"Why do I suddenly want to drink Aria's blood? Damn, I almost lost my mind just now." Reeva gasped and felt excruciating pain in her throat after seeing the blood.

She started to feel pain as she held back the urge to drink blood.

The incident just now made Reeva believe Valerian's message about losing her mind and going on a rampage.

"If I can't handle this turmoil, it won't take long for Grandpa to notice my change. I have to find a solution before it's too late."

She had a hard time thinking because her mind now could only think of blood.

It made her remember the letter she had received this morning.

"Valerian."

She began to consider agreeing to the vampire prince's invitation to ask for the cure before it was too late.

"No, if I meet him, he will surely find a way to make me unable to escape from him and force me to be part of his clan."

Reeva still doesn't believe in the figure who made her a vampire unilaterally. She thinks the letter was meant to scare her into obeying him and returning to his lair.

"After you killed me, now you want to exploit me? You think I'm just an innocent girl who is silent after all this humiliation?!"

Armed with the information Aria had gathered, she could confirm that the pain could only be relieved by drinking blood. There was no particular medicine or way to alleviate its effects.

After knowing how to deal with it, there was one thing she had to keep in mind. She must not drink human blood because the consequences will be very fatal. She will lose her humanity and become a complete vampire.

After hours of torture and continued experimentation, she finally found a way to relieve the pain in her throat.

She could only treat the pain by drinking her own blood. Although it doesn't go away entirely, it's better than doing nothing.

"Blood from animals has absolutely no effect. Besides... uweek... animal blood tastes so disgusting! I can't believe I had to do this."

Reeva was even starting to feel disgusted for acting so crazy to find the best medicine. She freaked out at the thought of someone watching her doing experiments in the laundry.

Just as she was thinking about her experimental results, she suddenly heard footsteps approaching.

Quickly, she washed off all the bloodstains that spilt out and bandaged her wrists.

"Eh, why didn't they come?"

Reeva, who was about to come out of the laundry when they arrived, was a little surprised when the maids didn't arrive after a few minutes. Even though she was sure that the sound of their footsteps could be heard clearly.

When she peeked out, she was surprised that the maids were still about 50 meters from the laundry.

"I forgot that I'm no longer human." Reeva was still having trouble getting used to the changes in her body.

Even though she already has the power of a vampire, Reeva only awakens half of it, and the rest she will get if she drinks human blood and turns into a full vampire.

***

Gray, a maid who works for her grandfather, cries seeing the figure of Reeva screaming as soon as she wakes up today.

She was worried about miss staying for 5 days after she attended the imperial banquet and, since then, has been screaming and making mysterious statements.

After knocking, she entered the room and saw Elysia sitting on the bed with her silver hair loose.

Her hair was styled with the finest oils in just two bottles from the Eastern Empire…!

Reeva's appearance five years ago overlapped before Gray's eyes.

Still, this wasn't the first time, so it was easy to tell just from the expression on his face.

"Did he come here again today...?"

"Yes…"

Gray pushed Reeva into the bathroom.

"I told you to throw him out."

"You know it's hard to do that."

"In any case, we have to meet the Prince. It should be fine. Just kick his leg. If only my father was here… Haa…."

The sound of Reeva's teeth grinding was heard in the bathroom.

The day after he sent Valerian an answer asking him to stop, his aides started visiting headquarters.

Every day, with various prizes.

That was the reason why she pulled out her hair every morning.

After bathing, the maid asked Elysia, sitting at the dressing table.

"What about your hair?"

"You don't have to. All you have to do is put on makeup. "

Reeva just finished her dress and headed to the living room.

It was clear that the aide would repeat the exact words today.

'The Prince said that he wanted to meet you. The time and place of the meeting will be arranged at a time convenient for the madam.'

She didn't understand why he was doing this when she had just asked him to forget it.

She just needed to meet Valerian, but she didn't want to.

Arriving in the living room, Lloyd, the assistant, greeted Reeva as politely as ever. It's been a week or two, meeting face-to-face every morning.

"Today, once again, my answer is 'No.' If you come again, I will consider it as neglecting our family. "

Reeva answered before Lloyd could even open his mouth.

She didn't even bother to be polite anymore.

No matter how often she refused, what could she do if they kept visiting her?

It was unfortunate for the adjutant, who was getting thinner with time, but that was it.

Lloyd's face, which looked into Reeva's eyes, turned pale.

"I'll be back now. Sorry, miss."

It's not a good idea to come every day.

Reeva raised her hand and pressed her eyes.

On the table, he glanced at the gift from Prince Valerian.

How many kinds are there? That includes endless dresses and shoes, but they perfectly fit as if they were all custom-made.

Looks like she needs to change the tailor she went to.