"Are you kidding me? "
"This is not some kind of game or whatever novel that you've been reading " Renee answered which earns a smirk on Isaac's face.
"Well, only time will tell... " Isaac walks to the door leaving Renee alone in the room.
"To break the contract, I will certainly not fall in love with that guy! " Renee exclaimed in her mind.
After doing her daily routine, Renee takes out a few dresses and tries them. After she finalizes her choice. She went out of the room. She ask Isaac the other day to go out of the mansion and he approved her. But, she needs to take a maid with her to ensure her safety.
Isaac recommends Marie as she is the most knowledgeable and the longest in the mansion. She is assigned as her maid. But, the more she thinks about it, Vampire can't go out in the sun. She noticed Marie from a distance and walk to her. She asks a question that is stuck in her head.
"Vampire doesn't have any effect from the sun. But, mostly our kin prefers to go out at night " Marie explained to her which earn a nod from her.
Renee asks her if she has much work to do and Marie says that she can give some of her time to join her for her first outing. They walk to the front gate and they spot Vincent watering the garden. Marie says to her that even though he is the young lord of the mansion, he tends to help the worker with their job which earns a huge respect from them.
Renee, take a glance at him. But, she doesn't want to have a small talk with him after what happened last night. She walks with Marie and opens the gate. After a few minutes of walking they arrive at the town. The town is full of laughter. The kingdom of wisdom...even though knowledge is important, emotion also is one of the reasons that motivate someone to learn.
Renee take a glance at the kids that were playing tag, and the sound of laughter reach her ears. It somehow doesn't trigger any memories for her. As she was about to continue walking, she noticed that she has been separated from Marie. She looks around trying to find sight of her but it's no use. She begins to panic and is squished by the crowds.
"I smell a human! " someone exclaims in the crowd.
At that moment, she remembered Marie's words on their way to the town.
"Remember my lady, human is rare to found...
There is always danger lurking around in the shadow waiting to catch its prey. Stay close to me if you don't want anything bad to happen to you "
She comes back to her sense. She needs to think of the safest route to get out from there. She tries to squish herself out from there but it is no use. If she stays any longer, they will find her. A hand suddenly grab a hold of her and pull her out of the crowd.
She can tell that it was a man. The finger is much bigger than her and much rough. His grip on her wrist is also quite strong. If he put too much pressure on it, her bone might break. They run until they reach an alley and they stop on their track.
The man traps her between the wall and his body. She can hear his heartbeat racing from the running. She try to push him off her but the man put his left hand on her mouth and his right index finger on his mouth making a shushing sound. Two men can be seen searching for someone. Are they looking for this man?
Some minutes pass and they no longer see those two people anymore. He takes back his hand and looks out at the street. Making sure that the street is safe. Renee stared at him. He is wearing a robe with his hood up making it harder to get a good look at his face. The man notices she is staring at him and looks at her.
"Need something? " the man asks and Renee just shakes her head.
"You're a human, right? Even though the rule state not to attack a human in public, mostly they ignored the rule " the man says and Renee shivered in fear.
"Then, what about you? " Renee writes in her book and shows it to him.
"Hmm...A human girl who is mute? This seems interesting... " The man speaks what comes to his mind which makes her mad.
"If you plan on thanking me for that, better not. I happen to grab your hand when I escaped. So, our meeting is just a coincidence. I don't intend to help you from the beginning " the man said as he turns his back from her and start to walk.
"Well, better get to your home little Rabbit," the man says as he raises his hand and disappears.
Renee turns her back and walks oppositely to the manuals. She arrives at the street once again. Hoping that she didn't bump into anyone else. She needs to search for Marie. She sees Marie in the distance and runs to her.
"My lady, are you okay? " Marie asks in concern since she is separated from Renee.
"Don't worry, Marie. I'm fine " Renee assure Marie about her being but Marie's eye at her wrist.
"Who did this to you, My lady?! " Marie grab a hold of her hand and show it to her. Renee look at it and she remembered about the man. But, the man already has gone and it's already happening. The past is the past.
"Don't worry, Marie. I'm not hurt. We just need to put an ointment to it " Renee manages to convince Marie and they both return to the mansion.
On their way back, Renee keeps thinking about the event that happened. She can feel strong mana coming from him. Who is he? Why are they chasing him? There is so much going on in Renee's head right now. It will make her head hurt if she keeps thinking about it.
They see the mansion from afar and open the gate. Renee looks around the garden to steal a glance at Vincent. Luckily, he wasn't there. Otherwise, he will freak out when he heard about her wrist.
Marie excused herself after she brought Renee to her room to take the medical kit. She sit on her bed waiting for Marie when she heard a knock on the door. She gets up and walks to the door and opens it, only to find Vincent. She closes the door before Vincent can even say a word.
"Renee...Please let me in... " Vincent's voice can be heard from outside the room. Renee opens up the door for him.
"What do you want? " Renee asks him.
"Well, I just... " Vincent close his eyes and just smiled at her. He averts his gaze at Renee's wrist and confronts her about it.
"Who did this to you!? " Vincent sounded mad and that make Renee shocked.