"What did you just say?!"
In a dark room. Two vampires are talking to each other. A man in front of her is so angry against a woman. The man even slaps her face until she fell to the floor. The woman who got slapped by him. She stood back and apologize.
"Why do you let a human live here?! What are you doing? Do you want the same fate as your uncle?!"
"I'm sorry, Your Grace." This woman wasn't mad at him at all.
"Where is he? Is he in your room? Is he still here?"
My name is Vanessa. A daughter of a Grand Duke or the 2nd Prince of Vampire Empire. The man in front of me is my father, Rafael. He lost his temper because I had told him everything, about Varest. I have no other choice to tell him about what happened.
My father just got home yesterday. He immediately knew that there was a human in his house. His instinct is indeed strong. I should not underestimate it.
"Haa...I don't know what you're doing now. Sorry for slapping you."
"It's okay, father. I deserved it."
The owner of the house, Lord Grand Duke apologized by treating the bruises on her cheeks.
"If you want to see him. I can call him here while convincing father. Convince father about the things that I do is not arbitrary."
Vanessa is so good to make the Grand Duke nod his head. She give respect and asked for permission to pick him up.
"I'm leaving myself, Your Grace."
I came out of my father's room. Instead of going straight to him. I'm standing in front of his door because the view is blurred. I can't see clearly and fell to the floor.
My chest felt tight, making me not able to breathe. I'm trying to get up but my body did not want to move. It feels rigid and there is a load on my body. What happened? Why does the pain suddenly come?
"Ha...Ha...Ha..."
She wants to ask for help, but her mouth couldn't utter a sound. Tears flowed from her eyes. So powerless she was to see something weird. "Brother...is that you?"
A man with brown hair and black eyes looking at her from a distance. He ran to her and called her name. "MISS VANESSA?!"
"Vanessa?! What happens to you?!" Basil asked him but she was already unconscious. He carried her and suddenly...
"Wait, bring her here!"
They both saw Vanessa's father. The Grand Duke gave a command to bring her to his room. Basil without further ado quickly brings her inside. He laid her on the king-size bed. The Grand Duke came closer to check her condition.
"She's fine. She just needs a little rest."
Maybe because she's overworked.
"Is he the human that Vanessa talking about?"
Damn...I forgot him!
"Your Grace, I can explain everything." Said Basil while kneeling in front of him.
The Grand Duke has met the human that Vanessa is about to introduce. A cold air keeps popping up. He did not stop staring at him. Basil was confused to do anything to appease her uncle. While Varest just shut up, didn't dare to do anything. He didn't want to create a misunderstanding in front of him.
"Father...stop!"
"Vanessa, Are you okay?"
She woke up to stop them. But she fell from her bed. Varest without permission help her to get up. He poured some glass of water and give it to her. Vanessa's beautiful face now looks very pale. The Grand Duke is worried. He asked Basil to call the physician.
"Why did you suddenly become like this?"
"Cough..Cough..I'm just tired. All I do lately accumulate endlessly...Cough."
I could feel my body warm. This is the first time I got sick after a long time.
"Let me introduce you, Varest. Varest, he is the owner of this house, the Grand Duke and the 2nd Prince of the Empire."
As soon as I should introduce the two of them. "Greeting, Your Grace." He gives a bow as a nobleman to him.
"Did you teach him manners?" Her father asked.
"Cough...Not me, but Brother Basil. I asked him. I'm sorry, father."
Vanessa is exhausted and forces herself to talk. She was lying down on the bed. The physician who checked Vanessa said that she power drained a lot. Now she on a weak state and need time to get her power again.
The Grand Duke felt suspicious of his daughter's circumstances. He wondered why his daughter could lose a lot of power. Isn't Vanessa just taking care of the little things? It reminded him because the vampire body is different from humans. The vampire body has immunity in order to avoid any kind of disease.
"Yesterday Vanessa heal Varest with her power." Said Basil.
"Can you explain?" He asked.
"Yesterday Varest is not feeling well and Vanessa heals him with her power."
Does Miss Vanessa heal my fever? Yesterday?
"No wonder she lost a lot of power. Her body is vulnerable when channeling some energy into the body of another person. I told her not to do so. Why don't you stop it, Basil? You know about it, right?"
The Grand Duke is furious with him because can't stop her from doing something risky. Basil can only apologize and will receive any kind of punishment.
"No need...Haaa..." He sighed and then want them all to leave his room. "Vanessa needs some rest."
"Yes, Your Grace. Let's go, Varest. She will be fine."
But he wanted to accompany her. Basil holding his hand. Varest has gone from there. They get out of the room and just silent in front of the Grand Duke door. He was surprised with Basil, the physician, and the servants that can breathe a sigh of relief.
"Is there something wrong, Your Highness?" Varest asked because their behavior changed.
"You don't know? My heart want to explode since my uncle talks to you. Most likely he could kill you. Luckily Vanessa had prevented her father, if not, he will kill you in one second."
The physician suddenly talked. "That's right if there's something related to his daughter. His grace will not stay silent. She is his beloved daughter and the family he has. So his Grace will protect her from all harm."
"He also once punished the people that had bad intentions towards his daughter. He's a scary vampire." Said the servant.
I don't think it turns out that they are all afraid of her father, Miss Vanessa. By the way, I'm curious about one thing. He said Miss Vanessa is the only family member he had. Then what about the rest of it? What happened to the Grand Duchess?
End Chapter 18