Chapter 8

Sera looked ahead, towards a man in a black tuxedo who was standing near a tree holding a red rose. She stopped her footsteps, she hesitated even though the distance between her and the man was not more than 10 steps.

The night wind blows, carrying the sweet scent of flowers. Her heart skipped a beat, her eyes fell on the figure of the man who smiled gently at her. It was a gaze full of love, that was what Elen thought. She was sure Nathan really loved her, yes, she loved him sincerely.

"Sera?" Nathan called out to her as he walked over to him who was silent.

Seeing Nathan's face made her want to cry. She remembers everything they went through together when they were still on the cruise ship that took them from America to England for 16 days and even though it was a short time to fall in love with each other, but what they went through together at that time was a memory that will never be forgotten. he forgot all his life. The memories are too precious to be forgotten.

Nathan stood in front of her and held a red rose in his hand. Again blood dripped from his finger that was injured by the thorn. She was stunned, she looked at the blood that dripped from Nathan's hand and fell to the ground. Seeing the dense color of blood, she felt a strange turmoil within her. She didn't know what was going on, he just felt weird and excited.

Nathan put his bloody finger in her mouth and asked her to suck her blood like yesterday. She was silent, she felt her body could not be moved.

"I love you, Sera! You're the only one I love!" Nathan whispered. She closed her eyes and let Nathan's blood fill her mouth. He swallowed it and somehow, he started to enjoy it. There was something about him that made him want more Nathan's blood.

In the midst of the darkness of his mind, she saw Leo standing in the darkness. Her amber eyes shone brightly and her face looked sad. Keith seemed to be saying something as his mouth moved. Elen couldn't hear anything, she felt a strange silence. But slowly Keith's voice started and he said something.

"Elen, wake up..!"

Elen gasped, she immediately opened her eyes. His eyes widened, his body trembled, he saw Charlie in front of his eyes, staring at him with a cold gaze as if to show that Elen had made a mistake.

"C-Charlie?"

"Are you okay?" Charlie asked with a suspicious look. Elen shuddered, her chest felt very tight as if she had just swallowed a very large rock.

"Y-yes, I'm fine!"

"Did you meet someone strange?" asked Charlie. Elen was surprised, she thought maybe Charlie also knew about Keith and if his guess was right, everything Keith said about who Charlie really was was true.

"N-no! I didn't meet anyone!" The answer is nervous. He looked down, not daring to look Charlie straight in the eye.

"Is that true?"

"Y-yes! Of course!"

"Then why are you so nervous?"

"Nervous? N-no! I'm not nervous! I was just thinking about something, that's all!"

"Okay, what do you think?"

"Th-that, I-I just wanted to know what really happened last night?" asked Ellen. He didn't expect that he would directly ask Charlie the core question.

After asking, Elen's fear only got worse. He couldn't see Charlie's reaction to his question.

"You really don't remember what happened last night?"

"It's not like that, I just felt something was off and-"

"And?"

"And I thought that I was dreaming, a very bad dream!"

"Is that so? I understand you feel something strange. But I just want you to know that what happened that night was a manifestation of the feelings I have for you, Elen!"

"Feelings? What does that mean?"

"I love you, that's all!" said Charlie. Elen is amazed, she doesn't know how to tell Charlie that she loves him too much. But what happened last night made him start to doubt something.

"Charlie, who are you really?"

This question just came out of his mouth, to be honest he felt really scared, but he knew that he couldn't back down. He had to know the truth now.

"Who do you think I am?" Charlie asked again. He smiled because he had expected that Elen would ask that.

"I don't know!" The answer. He wanted to ask if Charlie was a vampire like Keith said. But he couldn't bear to ask.

"Is who I am a problem for you?"

"N-no, I was just-just thinking that-"

"If?"

"I don't know, Charlie! I really don't. I just feel like you're different, I feel like you're not like me!"

"If I was different? If I wasn't like you? Would you stop loving me?"

"Charlie, I didn't think about leaving you at all! I just wanted to know who the man I really love is? That's it!"

"If I wasn't human, would you keep looking at me like this? Would you still love me like this?"

"Charlie, I've told you before. No matter what happens, I'll still love you. You're the only one I love!" Elen's voice trembled. Her tears streamed down her face. He didn't want to lie, he didn't want to cover it up. Even though she was scared, she didn't want to leave Charlie's side.

Charlie grabbed Elen's hand and took her in his arms. Elen felt Charlie's warmth as she had felt before.

"Do you still remember our first meeting? That afternoon 12 years ago. Do you still remember it, Elen?"

"T-twelve years ago?"

"Yes, I've been waiting for you for 12 years. I'm waiting for you because you are my only hope for happiness!" said Charlie. Elen remembered everything, she remembered that she had met Charlie 12 years ago by the lake in her grandmother's backyard.

That afternoon, Elen, who was seven years old, met a prince from a fairy tale. The most handsome man she had ever seen in her life. Brown hair, sweet eyes like candy, fair skin and a charming smile. That day for the first time Elen fell in love and she could never forget the prince even though his face was slowly fading in her memory.

"Prince? You are my prince? You are the prince who came to me at that time? Are you really that prince?" Elena is hysterical. He could barely believe this. She is reunited with the prince she loves.

"I've been waiting for you for years and I want you to keep your word!"

"But why didn't you tell me from the start? Why did you have to pretend, Charlie?"

"I want you to fall in love with me again, Elen! I just want you to love me until you can't let me go!"

"Charlie, I-"

"Shhh...I don't want to hear anything! You are mine, Elen! Save me, Elen! Save me! You're the only one who can save me from the eternal cold!"


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Elen still couldn't believe that Charlie was the handsome Prince she had met that day. It was like a dream, an impossible dream to come true. He stopped when he saw Keith standing in front of the railing, waiting for him.

Elen sighed, she knew that she would argue with Keith again. After all, he still hadn't heard Charlie's answer about who he really was. He forgot the question because he was too busy reminiscing about his past.

"How? Have you met your Prince?" Keith asked. His strong intuition made Elen unable to argue with him anymore.

"Why are you still here? It's almost 12 o'clock at night. Why don't you just sleep?"

"You think I can sleep peacefully while you're making out with a vampire?"

"Is Charlie really a vampire?" he asked doubtfully.

"You still can't believe it after what he did to you? Look at you now! You look like an idiot!"

"I don't think he's as bad as you say! Charlie is very kind, he's gentle and also very romantic. He can't be a bloodthirsty monster like you say!"

"Oh my God, you really have been blinded by love huh?"

"You still haven't proven anything, Keith! How can I believe you?"

"What did he tell you?"

"Nothing! Just about her feelings!"

"Tch, why are women always weak with bullshit like this? He seduces you with his sweet words and you believe it, even though he has bitten you and sucked your blood! You really are crazy!" Keith cursed in annoyance. He was starting to lose his temper.

Keith looked up at the sky, he saw an almost full moon. That means that in the next few days, the full moon will come and it's the perfect time to show Elen about a dark secret that is very hard to believe.

"Shit, I don't have time anymore!"

"What do you mean?"

"You see that moon? The full moon will soon be here. It would actually be very dangerous if I showed you then. But, it's the only thing I can do to make you realize that you've made a very fatal mistake!"

"Keith, come on! Stop saying that I did something wrong! I didn't do anything! I just fell in love, is that wrong?" Elen shouted in annoyance. The anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He was starting to get sick of Keith's words and he felt that Keith was just playing with him.

"It's not the love that's wrong, but to whom it's given. You don't understand, Elen!"

"If I don't understand, tell me who deserves to be loved? Tell me, Keith! Why doesn't Charlie deserve to be loved?"


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