" Why? We need it. ", Alex replied casually.
" Why do you need a puppy? For what? ", Lilly also asked.
" Don't tell me it is what I am thinking. ", Emma warned and looked at him with worried eyes.
" Of course it is. ", he replied and without explaining anything more, he turned away. " Lilly, do you think you can hurt it? "
The moment he asked the question, he placed the puppy in her arms, without any warning.
" What? ", Lilly asked, surprised and unable to understand what he meant.
" Hey, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ALEX? ", Emma screamed in frustration as she pulled him away. " I need to talk to you. "
" No, I don't want to listen. If you are uncomfortable, you can leave. ", he replied, shrugging Emma's hand off.
" But this is too much. You can't just do that. This is very cruel. "
The urgency and stress was clearly visible in her shaking voice which made Alex agree.
" You have one minute to talk. Let's go. "
Forgetting Lilly's presence, Alex left followed by Emma.
" Wait, what am I supposed to do? ", Lilly asked in surprise. " What is going on? Can anyone tell me something? "
" We will be back. ", Emma replied as she ran off, leaving Lilly alone.
" Now what am I supposed to do with you? ", she asked, cradling the puppy like a baby. " Where did he even find you from? "
" I don't like to eavesdrop on others conversation but what was that and why did he give you to me. ", she whispered to the puppy. " Well, it's not wrong if I try to listen the things about me, right? "
Then she gently put the puppy on the floor.
" Wait here. ", she said as she ran to the door to try to find out something.
The voices were faint but she was able to understand what they were saying.
" But do you even think how she will feel, if she hurt that puppy? That trauma and regret will remain for her lifetime. ", Emma said, surprising Lilly.
" That is more the reason to do that. Why can't you understand my intentions too? It is not time to be gentle and patient. It is bloodlust we are going to handle and all this is for her own good. "
" I know but couldn't you have tried a easier method? The one which would not be this cruel. "
" No, now I am leaving. I also have a lot of work to do and i can't afford to waste time arguing uselessly. "
The moment Lilly heard Alex's words, she started panicking.
" I have to hurry. ", she said as she tried running down the stairs at the same time the door opened.
Without saying anything, Alex just watched her run with a smile on his face.
When he made sure that she was comfortable, he went down, trying to act that he knew nothing.
" So, are you ready? ", he asked as Emma also came down with a frowned face.
" Yes but what do i have to do? ", Lilly asked.
" How are feeling? Are you feeling uncomfortable, breathless, thirst or hunger? "
" I am not feeling breathless but this place is quite stuffy so i feel a little restless and thirst. "
" That's good. The more thirst you will feel, the better is the chance of turning. ", he explained.
" Why do I have to turn? "
" It will be easier to see how long can you control. "
" So what do I have to do? ", Lilly asked, already sitting on the chair, making Alex and Emma smile.
" That was the first step. Slowly you will start feeling thirst for blood. Longer the time, harder will it be to control yourself. From now on, you will only get blood twice a day, during breakfast and dinner and you won't get any before leaving. "
His explanation was to the point but sharp.
" Alr... Alright and would you like to explain why I have this little guy in my hands? ", she asked, pointing to the puppy in her hands.
" Do you like it? ", he asked, seeing her cradling the puppy.
" Yes. ", she replied and Emma gave a disappointing sigh.
" Have you ever raised a pup? "
" I wanted to but my mother never allowed me to. "
" Wanna raise it? You can raise it if you want to. ", he said.
" Really? "
" Yes, if you want to. "
" Of course I want to but my mother won't let me. ", she replied,upset.
" I can raise it for you. "
" Really? You will? ", she asked, surprised and same was reaction of Lilly.
" Yes, only if it will survive tonight. "
" What? ", Lilly asked, surprised and unsure of what she heard.
" You will soon find out what I mean. ", he replied as he placed the bowl of blood at some distance from her chair.
" Now, let me explain what you have to do. ", he began. " You have two sources of blood in front of you. One, the blood in the bowl and two, the puppy in your hand. To quench your blood thirst and obtain this bowl, you will have to walk or run and even take it away from me. This will be the difficult, right? So to make it easier, you have this dog in your arms. A living being, with loads of blood. You can easily kill him and have him. "
While he was explaining, Lilly had a look of horror and disgust on her face. She was about to say something but Alex was able to notice that before she could speak and stopped her.
" Don't interrupt me. ", he said, sternly. " Just listen to me without any questions. "
There was something different in his voice. His voice was polite yet commanding, gentle yet stern and cold which immediately made Lilly comply.
" Now it is for you to choose what you will do. Will you kill someone to get easy access to blood or will you take a hard and long path. Do you understand? "
" I understand what I have to do but I can't understand the reason. ", she replied, looking at Emma, waiting for her to say something.
However, to her surprise, Emma just turned her eyes away.