53 Irrational Jealousy (1/2)

The two made quick work of the people inside the house. Not one of them were left alive. It wasn't because she wasn't merciful, but she would never let people who had harmed those who belonged to her go. It was best to pull out everything, including the roots. If they grew back and became a hindrance, she would be very annoyed.

Nine and Nocturne killed quickly and efficiently, making sure not to leave any one of the servants alive. It didn't matter how much they begged or pleaded, they were still killed in the end.

The servants who were undergoing a great terror treated the two like death gods, trying to avoid them at all costs, but no matter how they ran, they couldn't escape their fate.

Ah, one of them thought, this had to be retribution. To think that they thought they could have gotten away with kidnapping a prince. They forgot about the might of the Cosmos Empire, which had a long and bloody history. He had thought that he would die without any regrets, so long as he tried, but he was wrong. He still wanted to live. With great risk came equal fortune, but it looked like this was the end of the road for him.

That was the servant's last thought as his head flew through the air, dying the floor and the walls behind him red. Nine didn't drink a single drop of blood, even with the bloody massacre going on.

When Nocturne tried to step forward and sip, she froze him in place with a single glare.

The Crown Prince of Asher visibly took a breath as he controlled his bloodlust. Unfortunately, even though all this blood was in front of him, he couldn't drink any. He felt slightly disgusted by himself and the instincts his new body brought him. When he had been under the curse, he had struggled every day, cursing Vampires and their kin out, yet here he was, converted to the same race as them.

As far as Nine was concerned, these people were going to die, but she wouldn't touch their families. She wasn't completely heartless. Although she was angry, she would only take it out on the people who were involved.

There were only two people still left alive in the residence, excluding Deltan. Nine stood in front of the door with Nocturne at her back. Because of the sire and childe bond, she was willing to leave her back to him.

Through the door, she could hear the rapid panting as the sour scent of fear soaked through the door. It seemed like it was the butler's breathing that came abnormally quick. Inside, she could hear a lady gently sighing, sounding like she was utterly in love. She seemed not to hear the chaos and screams that had echoed through the residence, almost as if she was utterly detached from this plane.

She could hear the slow, steady heartbeats of her brother, trapped in the room with no means to leave. She frowned sharply, feeling the chill of anger spread through her veins.

The two doors opened with a creak, the sour scent of fear increased sharply as the man's heartbeat sped up dramatically.

”Please, please. I just needed the money to save my daughter.”

Nine looked at him with indifferent eyes, showing no expression on her face. This seemed to scare the butler even more. He cried out in fear before he thought about his daughter's pallid face. He hardened his heart, hoping that the Crown Prince would listen to his last plea. Haha, he laughed in his heart. Who ever said that the Crown Prince was an incompetent that only knew how to hide? He sure hid deeply. Only fourteen years old, but he was already this adept.

Leopold resigned himself to his death, knowing that he had courted it. Everything would have been fine had they gotten away with it, but ultimately, now that it had been discovered, there was only death awaiting.

”Please take care of my daughter. My name is Leopold Stewart,” he said, closing his eyes for the last time.

Nine nodded gently, killing him painlessly. At least this man had the courage to face death in the end.

Chilling blue eyes locked onto Rose Beverley's body, who was lying on the bed curled up in Deltan's arms. Faster than you could blink, Nine grabbed the back of Rose's shirt and hauled her off of her brother's prone form.

She flicked her hand, sending Rose slamming into the nearby wall, causing her to cry out in pain. Nine wiped her hand with a handkerchief and threw it away, making Rose glare at her angrily.

”Darling, save me,” she cried out, her coquettish-sounding voice sending chills of disgust up Nine and Nocturne's spine. Even when Nine had heard similar things from couples flirting, this was the first time someone had invoked such repulsion within her.

There was obviously no response from Deltan, but Rose responded as if there was. ”Darling, you're so handsome!” she cried out with infatuated eyes.

Nine's eyes darkened. She bound the mentally unstable woman with heavy layers of magic, preventing her from using magic or struggling. Nothing would get through to her now. She had already lost her mind, so she would slowly deal with her later.

With that taken care of, she quickly repeated the transformation process on Deltan to start the process of awakening him.

Rose let out a bloodcurdling scream when she realized that Deltan had been bitten by the Crown Prince.