Help Me!

Cassius seems like he has suddenly forgotten the injury in his foot.

The moment he saw the scarlet eyes in the window, he didn't waste time anymore and immediately got up from the ground.

Cassius hastily ran towards the door, not even caring if he tripped or fell. The only thing in his mind right now was to save his life and not to be like the dead person he saw at the entrance just now.

Cassius grabbed one of the door's handles and pushed it as hard as he could. He repeatedly did that action while praying frantically in his heart. Come on! Come on!

Shit! It's not working!

Cassius felt like crying. What to do? No matter how much force he used, the door won't budge even a bit. He already even used his full strength, but it's still useless. It seems like this old and already decaying door was only a false facade. And inside was a door made from iron.

Perhaps, the person outside sensed the growing anxiety in his heart, so he laughed and raised his hand to tap the window with his index finger three times. The man looked at Cassius between the gaps, his lips curved up in amusement, seemingly enjoying the fearful expression of his next victim.

Tik. Tik. Tik.

Cassius paused.

The light sound of fingers tapping against the like a ticking bomb in Cassius' mind.

The next moment, a gentle voice was heard, "I'll count to three...."

Cassius froze for a brief moment, before slowly turning his head around and looking at the window. He unconsciously held his breath, and his grip on the thin branch slowly tightened without him noticing.

Seeing his appearance, the man chuckled.

At the same moment, the moon light shines and perfectly highlights his handsome facial features. He has silver hair, about 190 cm tall. His pair of eyes were bent upwards, shining beautifully in the dark. His lips slightly curved up as he said these words in a gentle manner.

"If you don't open the door..." The man intentionally paused for a moment, before slowly lifting the corners of his mouth.

"I'll come in, rip your chest and eat your heart instead." He jokingly said, but his eyes slowly darkened.

As soon as the words fell, Cassius didn't think twice and immediately banged the door using his body.

At the same time, the man's evil laughter rang outside the window, instantly sending shivers into his spine.

"One.…"

"Argghhhh!!"

Come on! Please open up!!

Cassius felt like losing his mind. Different brutal images of death flashed through his mind like a movie, and each one of their faces changed into his.

He's going to die! He will die!

Sensing the changes in his emotional state, the man slowly blinked his eyes as he revealed an insidious smile. "Two…."

Fuck! "Help! Help, please! Help me! Heeelllllpppppp!!!" Cassius yelled while constantly banging the door.

In the midst of panic, Cassius suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Cassius?!"

Cassius paused and thought he was just hearing things.

A sound of footsteps was heard next and the same voice resounded once again."Cassius, are you in there? Where are you?!"

He heard the person asking in a scream—like a whisper voice. Although the voice wasn't familiar, after hearing the other party repeatedly call his name, Cassius felt like he suddenly found a source of salvation.

His eyes lit up instantly. He suddenly forgot how the man tried to whisper in order not to be found out, and he violently banged the door with his hands while yelling continuously, "Yes, it's me! Help me! I'm inside this room! I can't get out, I'm stuck! Quick! Help me out! Please, help me out!"

The person quickly found his location and tried to open the door. "Fuck, I can't open it!"

The man cursed while pushing his upper body against the door and twisting the doorknob.

"What?!!!" Cassius inside asked in disbelief. Fuck, he's screwed!

Cassius started pounding the door once again when the man suddenly noticed something.

"…. Cassius, are you in front of the door?"

Cassius paused.

"Cassius, are you in there?" The man asked again.

"…. Yes."

"Good. Now, step aside and open the door."

"What?"

The man seemed like he finally had lost his patience and yelled hysterically. "Open the door! It can only be opened from the inside! Come on! Open it! What are you still waiting for? There's no time!"

After hearing what the person said, only then did Cassius finally realize the different structure of the door.

Stupid. No wonder it wouldn't open, no matter how he tried. It's because it was especially designed in that way.

"Cassius!!"

Cassius raised his eyes and stared at the door warily. Can I trust this person?

"Coughed." It seems like the person outside could no longer watch their drama and finally decided to interrupt their conversation. These lowly humans had some guts, dare to ignore his presence!

Cassius suddenly heard someone clear his throat. Fuck! I almost forgot!

"Tsk." He chuckled, "... Three".

The window was swiftly broken with a strike of his palm. Wooden parts immediately splattered on the floor.

At the same time, the door was opened and Cassius dashed outside.

Cassius jumped forward, avoiding the corpse in front. Cassius immediately saw the acquaintance waiting for him and finally had a chance to breathe in relief.

"This way!" The man yelled and beckoned at him to follow.

Cassius quickly ran towards his direction and followed the man towards the deep of the forest.

Inside the room, a tall figure was leaning against the door frame. The man was wearing a pair of boots, black trousers and a white shirt made of silk. Both sleeves were rolled up to the elbows, showing his strong forearms. He has a face that was like crafted by a God, a tall nose, sharp eyebrows and red lips. He was currently wearing a faint smile and looking towards the place where Cassius headed to.

"Idiot. Aren't you going to chase him? You just made your prey escape, no?" A youthful voice suddenly sounded behind his back.

The man sighed, he didn't have to turn around to know who it was.

He crossed his arms and slightly turned his head to the side. "Instead of interfering with my business, shouldn't you be staying at the Duke's place, instead of running around here.…."

He paused for a moment before adding,"Sir?"

There was a faint smile hanging on his lips but there was clearly no emotion in his voice. His eyes were slightly bent downwards, appearing to be gentle and compassionate. If he didn't know how wicked and insidious this person was, he would also be fooled by his appearance.

"Hmmph!"

The youth arrogantly huffed and deliberately bumped his shoulder as he exited the room.

The youth paused after walking a few distances and turned around. He imitated the action of the man crossing his arms over his chest and said in a mocking tone, "What do you expect me to do, then?"

"Sit comfortably inside my room and wait for you to come back with a dead human body for me to drink their blood?"

"Seriously, If I told this to my father that you're not teaching me properly and just forcing me to drink the blood of humans that you killed, you're going to be dead for sure! How dare you disregard the words of the Duke! My father is a relative of the previous Queen, he is a royal vampire and so am I….. "

Hearing these familiar words that he already memorized a long time ago, the man couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He walked towards the youth with bigger strides and forcefully grabbed the back collar of his coat. The youth was completely caught off guard, and he was effortlessly dragged by the older guy.

"Fuck! Let go! Let go of me! If you don't let go, I'm going to tell my father all the frivolity you did behind his back!" The youth threatened while punching his arm and kicking the dirt on the ground.

The man sighed before letting go of his neck collar. The youth thought that he finally escaped when his world suddenly turned upside down.

The youth screamed like a woman and started hysterically punching his back once again. "Fuck! Put me down, Lafitte! Put me down! I swear, I'm going to kill you! Put me downnnnn!"

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On the other side, Cassius and the person who helped him earlier were following the marks in the woods that their friends left behind.

Cassius was still confused by what's happening, but he didn't dare to ask, afraid of acting suspicious.

They didn't stop running until the person next to him suddenly exclaimed in an excited voice. "Ah! Finally! I found them!"

Cassius turned his head towards the direction he was pointing at and found two people the same age as him.

"Roselle!"

The man yelled, and a woman in a white nightgown quickly raised his head and yelled back.

"Martin!"

Martin ran towards the woman, with Cassius following behind his back. Once the two met, they both laughed and happily hugged each other.

"Thank God, you're alright!" Roselle exclaimed joyfully.

"Yes, yes!"

Ah. It seems like these two were lovers. Cassius silently guessed in his heart.

While panting, Cassius caught a sight of Roselle's hands that were hugging Martin. It was a beautiful hand to be exact, fair and white. The only problem is that the hand was so pale that it looked lifeless.

Cassius stared at her slender fingers that were lightly patting Martin's back and accidentally caught a sight of dried blood on her nails.

Looking at her appearance, she doesn't look disheveled. Like someone who is desperately running away to save their lives. Aside from a few wrinkles on her dress, her clothes look clean. Did she accidentally touch blood on her way and casually wiped it, only forgetting to wipe the blood on her nails in panic? But her hand looks clean, though?

While contemplating, Cassius accidentally met the gaze of the woman staring at him with dark eyes.

The moment they realized that they're both observing each other, both were startled and retracted their gazes at the same time.

Martin noticed their interaction from the corner of his eye. His eyebrows slightly narrowed, "Oh right, while I was looking for Isabelle, I found Cassius on the way."

Roselle casually nodded and asked, "How about Isabelle, where is she?"

Martin didn't answer and only shook his head with an apologetic expression in his face. The message was clear.

Seeing this, Roselle couldn't control her emotions anymore and burst out into tears. "My sister…..she…. She's gone… Huhuhuhu."

Martin wrapped his arms around his lover and gently patted his back while uttering some comforting words.

At this moment, Cassius was staring at her face and then he saw something. Cassius' pupils shrunk

He was certain that he didn't see wrong. When Martin told her that her sister was dead, he saw the girl's eyebrows rise a little, while the corner of her lips slightly curved into a malicious smile. In the blink of an eye, her expression changes back into a sorrowful one. It was so fast that one would think what they saw was just a mere illusion.

"Hey."

Cassius came back to himself when someone tapped his shoulder. He saw a person who was half a head taller than him, looking at him with a cold expression.

"Your friends have been waiting for you. Follow me." The man said and turned his back without waiting for his reply.

Cassius glances at the couple and hesitated for a moment, before following the man towards the house.

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