The shock made Selena open her eyes. She gasped and was out of breath when she only got darkness surrounding her. The ground was still shaking until suddenly everything stopped and she was swallowed up in silence.

"Get them out of the truck!" Finally, a man's voice was heard far from her. Or it was just because she couldn't see him.

A creaking sound pierced Selena's ears and at the same time, a light appeared. The light came out of a gap that slowly widened to form a door.

Selena blinked to familiarize her eyes with the sudden light. A burly man with brown hair stood with his back to the light, looking at her with a disgusting look.

"Vampire," Selena hissed when she could see the colour of the man's eyes.

Those purplish eyes were enough to explain that the man standing in front of her was a vampire.

"Quickly get out!" he shouted in a shrill voice, not very fitting for his stout posture.

A rustling sound beside Selena made her turn around. She was wide-eyed when she realized that she was not alone. There were at least five girls beside her. Wait... Selena's eyes widen. The originally dark place was a metal-walled room.

The vampire man went inside, grabbed Selena by force and dragged her out.

"Let go of me! I will kill you, disgusting vampire!" Selena screamed with all her might. She rebelled and even tried to kick him.

The girls who were already outside looked at her in shock. The tear marks were clearly visible in the corners of their puffy eyes. Selena finally fell silent. Why did she end up here with the girls?

Selena looked around and she realized they were outside. Oh, that metal-walled room wasn't actually a room. she guessed it was a carriage.

"Are you sure it's okay for us to meet him at his penthouse? Isn't this too presumptuous?" Another vampire approached the man holding Selena. He looked shorter and thinner, a worried look evident on his face.

"Would you like to go to their castle and meet Sir Thomas?"

The skinny man shook his head quickly. "No!"

"Quickly bring them in!"

They pushed Selena and the other girls towards a tower. Selena had to look up until her neck hurt to see the end of the tower.

"How did you build a tower this high?" Selena was wondering as they brought her in.

She was again amazed by how vast the interior of the tower was. Her mouth half opened seeing people passing by in strange clothes. She had never seen a tower this tall and wide. She also wondered why the people here wore such narrow clothes.

"Are you short of cloth to make a dress?" Selena was still wondering.

The man hit her back head hard. Instead of being afraid, Selena turned her head with sharp eyes.

"Shut up!" snapped the man.

They waited there for a long time while the skinny man spoke to a woman whom Selena referred to as the tower guard. After the skinny man returned, they were forced into a narrow square room.

"What are you going to do?" Selena stopped in front of the room. She didn't want to step inside until she knew what room it was. A narrow place without any furniture in it looked very suspicious to her.

"Where did you pick her up? She's so troublesome!" The brown-haired man grumbled but his friend just shrugged his shoulders.

Since Selena was still adamant not to go in there, he had to push her hard. Selena was pushed into the square room. Luckily a girl caught her before she fell down. A human. All these girls were human like her.

Their condition was pathetic, their clothes torn and dirty, their faces covered with wounds and frightened eyes. Selena couldn't stand the sight of them. She could feel their fear and despair.

The brown-haired man grabbed her, forcing Selena to stand facing the closed door. Selena clenched her fists, if suddenly something bad happened, she must be ready to protect those girls.

The little girl beside her felt her tense. She held her fist and forced a smile. "It's okay. It's just an elevator," she said.

"Ele?" Selena didn't understand but she nodded, appreciating the little girl's efforts to calm her down.

Ting!

A clinking sound was heard and the door to the square room opened by itself. When they came out, they were already in another place.

"So you can actually do dark magic," she muttered.

Her eyes couldn't stop exploring the place. They were now in a very spacious room, reminiscent of her palace. But it looked more empty and simple.

A young butler —another vampire— greeted them. "Young Master is waiting in the living room."

Those girls were dragged into a living room filled with dark furniture. Black and white colours dominate this room.

[This vampire must be poor. There isn't a single gold piece of furniture here.] Selena's eyes wandered around the room.

At this point, Selena believes she was being kidnapped by the gang of vampires she fought. If they really brought her into the vampire kingdom, then the chance to escape would not be easy.

For now, Selena decided to go with the flow. She would look for an opportunity to fight back and free these girls.

Those vampires told them to line up. Barefoot, the floor of this room felt very cold. Moreover, the air in the room felt colder than outside. Selena knew vampires were creatures who like cold temperatures. No wonder they keep their environment as cool as possible.

The sound of heavy footsteps was getting closer. All eyes turned towards a black glass door where the voice came from. Selena was sure, even though she couldn't see through the glass, but the person behind the door could see her clearly.

The glass door opened and Selena's attention was immediately drawn down to the shiny black shoes. Starting from the shoes, her eyes went up to a suit that Selena found attractive but would have been better with a black robe. Then towards his slender neck with a protruding adam's apple. Finally, she stopped at his eyes.

The purple eyes she had seen. Vampires usually have dark purple eyes, but this man's eyes were lighter. A light purple which looked almost grey when viewed from afar.

The face was very familiar to her. Selena was wide-eyed, clutching her shirt and gritting her teeth. She wanted to lunge at him right then and there, but those girls around her might also be in danger if she did it recklessly.

The man looked at her with judgmental eyes and then turned to the two vampires who were carrying Selena.

"What is this?" His voice was very deep, giving a chill to everyone who heard it.

"I'm so-so-sorry, Young Master. B-but we came here for..." The skinny guy stuttered and was confused about choosing the right word. "For offers."

"Offer for what?"

"A pet, Young Master. We brought these girls to be your pet."

Selena turned to the man. A pet? She would be the pet of this vampire?

"A pet? Then why did you bring so many girls here?" asked the man.

The butler handed him a glass of red wine and he took it calmly. While looking at the girl one by one, he drank it. Selena could smell a very distinctive smell. That wasn't wine, that was blood.

"You can choose which one you like. Or you can take all of them!"

That man walked up to Selena and the other girls. Staring at them one by one with disgust.

"They stink. What do you want by bringing this trash to me?"

Selena's jaw tightened even more. This arrogant man treated humans like trash. He never changed.

The man stepped closer to the girl, walking in front of them while watching carefully from top to bottom. He stopped in front of Selena. Their eyes met.

Among all of these girls, only Selena dared to look into his eyes. He smirked slightly then stepped away.

It took a very hard effort for Selenato not to punch his face.

"The matter of the land dispute in the North, can you help us to win it?"

"So this is a bribe?"

"N-no! We didn't mean it like that—"

"Who's holding the case?"

"Lord Herrick," answered the two vampires in low voices.

That man nodded his head. "She seems quite sweet." He pointed to the little girl who had helped Selena.

The girl was shaking violently. Tears dripped from her eyes without sobbing. Meanwhile, the other girls could only stare at her in pity without being able to do anything.

Selena couldn't let this happen. The little girl couldn't be that crazy vampire's pet.

"Thank you, Young Master. Thank you!" As the two vampires bowed to that man to thank him, Selena snatched the knife from the burly man's pocket.

Very quickly, she thrust the knife under his right chest. The burly man did not have time to fight back and his friend did not have time to help. It all happened very fast. He clutched his bleeding chest with confused and panicked eyes.

He only lasted ten seconds, and then he just collapsed. Blood that was as clear as water flowed from his body and wet the floor.

The friend beside him evaded with fear. Everyone screamed hysterically, except the man who was still calm and watched all the scenes.

"I am, Selena, swear I'll kill you all! And I'll kill, Alchary!" Selena swore with her eyes piercing that man.

The man she called Alchary had a wide grin on his face. Instead of getting angry or panicking like the others, that man seemed satisfied.

"I'll take her."