After Easton left with his family, Mr. Knight tried a lot and arranged bail for Sassy. Mrs. Knight and Raphael didn't involve in this and left Mr. knight on his own.
Winston has a meeting to send teams for a rescue mission. He is involved in various discussions all day from yesterday.
Servants showed them the way to their respective rooms. The pair of couples selected opposite rooms to each other, whereas Luther chooses a place far from them and near to the study room.
Jacob and Leon shaking their heads, went to their rooms, thinking to have less connection with that crazy woman. Since it's still afternoon, they got fresh and came downstairs to have lunch.
Looking here and there, Adaline laughed, remembering their past. Nina smilingly said, "come on, everyone, we'll have lunch. There's a lot more to talk than you expected."
Margery nodded her head, saying, "yes, we also have something to discuss."
Nina, along with Jacob and Leon, brought lunch dishes out from the kitchen and served to others. They all had lunch silently, whereas Luther is still staying in his room.
He is worried thinking about Carla's condition, whereas William is still researching something.
Inside the dungeon looking house, there is a villa. Inside this villa, Carla is lying in a bedroom situated in a hidden compartment.
Anderson still in his study room, crafting the anklet while Oliver is looking after Carla, staying in her room. He looked at her features carefully reminiscing the past.
If not for Carla's father, it would be him, the present king of the vampire community. His niece wouldn't be in this position.
Oliver hated wars. If not for that dreadful war, his mother, whom he loved dearly, would be alive now. The woman he loved dearly choose someone else as her partner.
It's not like Oliver wanted to change their fate, but he hated werewolves. On the top, it seemed like he is attacking werewolves on purpose, but he wants to wipe them off from this world.
That is the reason he is using them against themselves with his vampire manipulation power. His father is old now, but he can't do anything to stop his son.
He is not only planning attacks on the moonstone pack but the entire werewolf world. He believes those are the more evil creatures with vengeful personality.
If not for his corrupt nature, he could be the one ruling the vampire world. He only brought Carla because she resembles his little brother and his woman.
He is going to use this little angel as a bargaining chip to gain his position back in his world. His father, Anderson, is no less than evil, compared to his son.
Anderson wants Carla to wake up only because to convince her father that they have genuinely changed now. Once they are in a high position, then both the father and son can achieve what they want.
After having lunch, all of them moved to William's study room. Luther already presents in the place when they came.
Jacob and Leon also went along with him. Nina and Margery said, "boys, you are not welcomed here, so get back to your rooms and do your stuff."
Leon sighed exasperatedly, "Mom! Come on. We are adults now; why is it that we are not needed..?
It's okay if Jacob is not welcome; I am in not your cutest son..? Don't you think I should be present to save you if something dangerous happens? After all, I am the one who loves you most."
William cleared his throat, "really, my good son! I think you are the one who bothers us more than Jacob. So why don't we allow him but not you."
Margery and Adaline supported that saying, "yes, you are the naughty one here. So you should not be allowed."
Leon said, "crazy woman, I mean, aunt Margy, how can you say that...? We both need to be present here. if not for being adults, as the future alphas we must know."
Jacob and Leon looked at each other and nodded their heads. Sighing, Easton and Rome said in unison, "what the boys said is true. After all, they are also involved in this."
With this, they came inside the study room and closed it warning their second in command to take charge if something is off.
William, not wasting time, immediately started, "Luther, I believe the duplicate red pendant is missing while you were involved in the counter-attack."
Luther grunted, in response, whereas others looked at each other.
Jacob interrupted them, saying, "isn't it the same locket which I found days ago in the woods behind aunt Margery' school campus..?"
William said, "yes, it's the same locket, the one you found is not the real one but a duplicate."
Jacob, confused, said, "but father, I remember it sparkled that day when I took the pendant into my hands."
Luther interrupted, "it's a replica of the original one boy, that is the reason it sparkled when you touched it."
William then said, "Guys! The book titled: "Aritfacts of forbidden magic is also missing. you can understand the meaning right..?"
Nina and her sons shouted together, "What!" Nina immediately looked at them with a questioning gaze. Leon sheepishly rubbed his head while Jacob looked here and there.
William looked at them meaningfully and said, "leave it now for Nina. We will speak about this later."
Leon said, "Please, father, it was you who asked us to find out about it as early as possible. With no option left, we looked in the restriction area."
Easton changing the subject, said, "isn't the book missing because they want to craft something to gain power against us..?" and winked at Jacob.
Understanding Easton's meaning, he blinked at Leon, and they both shut their mouths for the entire discussion.
This time Adaline replied, "crafting an artifact is not that simple, Easton. It is equal to impossible when it came to making the red pendant."
Margery also said, "yes, Easton, what Adaline said is true but not entirely. We can make it with the pure blood of the Douglas family, but if it works or not, that depends."
Listening to this, Nina also nodded, "we can make them but only with a pure heir/heiress of Douglas family who will be acknowledged by their clan."
Luther darkened his gaze and said, "since they don't know Carla is the future heiress, she is safe for the time being. We should search and found her immediately."
William nodded head, "we should also be ready for one or more attacks, as the book they gained is not the complete one."
Jacob and Leon asked in unison, "Is the little girl you are mentioning Carla, his uncle Luther's daughter..?"
Nina nodded in yes gesture. Adaline said, "first young master, why don't we call the older madam and ask her to detect Carla..?"
Luther hesitated at first, but with Easton's persuasion, he said yes. They finished their discussion and came out of the study room.
Nina took Margery and Adaline for a tour of their place, whereas William went out with Rome and Easton. The two boys stood there with Luther, not knowing whether to leave or not.
Here Oliver started speaking with Carla, "little princess, you can listen to me, right..? I never knew you are this beautiful and pretty."
"You are even more beautiful than your mother and father. I guess this beauty came from my mother, haha. After all, she is the most beautiful mother in our clan.
Do you know, I am the actual king of our vampire community. Ah! You are still seventeen, right..? So you might not know about your real identity.
Even though I don't like your father, It doesn't mean I will take it on you. After all, you will be my bargain chip now. Don't think of me as cruel; I would never take advantage of you if not for revenge.
Do you know when your father lost your grandparents, it was my mother who took care of your father?
That ungrateful brat is not all filial to me now. Don't worry, and your grandfather will cure you. Let me see what happened to you exactly..?
He caught her wrist into his hands and closed his eyes. Oliver tried to see through her memories and found out what happened to her.
Oliver clicked his tongue in distaste, saying, "pretty lady, you are relatively weak. If you stay with me, I will teach you all the skills, okay..?
You know, your mother is one of the strongest your maternal family had ever seen.
It's a pity that she choose your father. In those days, when we were younger, your father and I were like real siblings. I always gave into him, thinking he will do the same thing when we grow up.
I never wanted the throne for myself but for that woman. If not for that woman, will I become like this today?
If not for those filthy canine creatures, would I want revenge..? That woman rejecting me chose him and crushed my heart. All my life, I only loved her, but it seems she doesn't deserve my love.
So what if that woman left it's she who is at a loss, not me. Even though I can't shake away my feelings for her, It doesn't matter as everything is past now.
Once everything finishes, you will be the future of the vampire clan and my daughter as well.