chapter 36 : Traps

As promised, Becca returned to Hertford Manor, sitting on the railing of the balcony along with Alexander. Her dad didn��t say anything to her after she arrived home and instructed her to go to her room. She couldn��t help but wonder that there was something fishy going on, but she forgot all about it once she saw Alexander waiting for her on the balcony. She immediately ran into his arms and had not let go yet.
Right now, her head was on his shoulder, their hands intertwined while talking to each other about whatever came to their mind or just enjoying the comfortable silence.
��What if I fall from here?�� Becca asked Alexander hypothetically.
He chuckled, answering, ��Of course, I will catch you. At least, I will be fast enough to, but if I don��t wish to catch you, then I cannot guarantee your safety.��
She lightly punched his shoulder. ��That is so mean, Alex.��
��What do you intend to do after you graduate from college, Becca?��
She pursed her lips and replied, ��I don��t know. I haven��t given much thought about it, but all I know is that I want to live with you.��
��Live with me? Why? You know, I left the vampire world, so I cannot assure your full security as Phil and other vampires might just take revenge on me by hurting you.�� He looked at her with eyes filled with love. ��I cannot afford to lose you, and you are safe as long as we don��t stay together at one place.��
��So you mean, we have to see each other secretly while the other times we would just talk in college like friends?��
��Yes, Becca,�� he mumbled.
Again, a silence fell over them, but this time it was a thick one, with both of them staring at each others�� lips. They had not gotten the chance to kiss since morning, now was the perfect time and atmosphere. Therefore, Alexander leaned in to kiss her.
As their lips were about to meet, a gruff voice yelled, ��What the fuck is going on?�� When they turned around, they found Shier Hertford glaring at the couple.
Becca��s eyes grew as wide as saucers as she breathed out, ��Dad.��
Shier checked Alexander��s appearance, which was a long black coat reaching down to his knees and jeans. He didn��t fail to ascertain that Alexander was a vampire. He was the reason Becca had the smell of a vampire on her which he could sense due to being a scientist. Immediately, he grabbed Becca��s hand and pulled her inside.
��Dad, what are you���� Becca was interrupted when Shier pushed her inside her bedroom.
Then Shier gave a devilish smirk towards Alexander and said, ��I have a spell surrounding the manor. The balcony was an open space, so you could enter, but let��s see how you enter now, you vampire.�� With that, Shier closed the balcony door and slapped Becca in the face.
��Wha���� she was interrupted by Shier.
��You insolent girl! I raised you up right and you are flaunting your romance with a fucking vampire. Do you know what a vampire did to us?�� he yelled and took out a whip which he secretly kept in Becca��s room in her absence.
��Da��ouch,�� she hissed when the familiar pain hit her. Earlier she was used to her father��s beatings, but for a long time, she wasn��t abused physically so the pain stung her badly.
��Those vampires killed your mother for the potion, which got transferred to you. All I had to do was keep you weak so that your emotions wouldn��t be strong enough for you to give the potion to someone,�� Shier hollered and hit her with the whip one more time.
��Argh��Da���� Becca flinched when another lash hit her.
��The vampire potion, isn��t that what the vampire wants? That potion was created by your godmother, who was a four-hundred and eighty-year-old vampire, and she was your mother��s best friend. She injected the potion into your mother when she was pregnant with you. That woman put my wife in danger!�� Shier yelled and continued hitting her, as Becca had tears leaching out of her eyes.
Meanwhile, Alexander, who was on the balcony, tried to get inside Becca��s room repeatedly but the door was closed and the spell wasn��t letting him get in. The evening sky changed into darkness as lightning clouds appeared over Hertford Manor��that same inaudible lightning.
Alexander could hear Becca screaming in pain. He knew that he had to get inside the manor, come what may. He jumped to get inside the room a few more times. Then he used all his energy and put it into the spell. The spell started breaking as Alexander continued to barge into Becca��s room.
In the vampire world, Pristine gathered some important information and ran to Phil, who returned ten minutes ago.
��Phil, there is something you should know,�� Pristine said to Phil, who was casually drinking some blood.
��Speak,�� Phil mumbled.
��An old vampire sent the fake news of Becca not having the vampire potion which you believed to be true.�� Pristine proceeded to speak, ��Phil, if Becca didn��t have the vampire potion then her blood wouldn��t have been poisonous. And you were correct about the kiss. A peck didn��t give you the vampire potion because the potion is connected to Becca��s emotional state. The stronger her emotions will grow for a vampire, the more likely that vampire has the chance to be the king. If Becca kisses the vampire she is in love with, that vampire will end up being the king.��
Phil choked on his drink after hearing that last bit of news. He stood up and said, ��You mean, my brother who left the vampire world for Becca, loves her and is her soulmate. So if they kiss, Alexander will get the vampire potion?�� He was aware that Alexander left the vampire world last night but didn��t do anything about it because he thought Becca didn��t have the potion, so it would be harmless to let Alexander be with her, but turns out he was completely wrong.
Pristine nodded her head. ��The potion is connected with her emotions. Alex already got some part of the potion as Becca��s feelings for him started growing. Only a kiss is left between them to seal the deal.��
Phil tightened his grip on the glass. ��The brother I raised with so much love, will go ahead of me whereas he was supposed to be beneath me. Alexander Insworthe will be the vampire king after getting the potion, and I cannot let that happen.��
��Well then,�� she walked closer to him and said, ��What do you suggest we do? We cannot stop them from kissing.��
��Shier Hertford has a feud with the vampires since his wife was killed by them, right?�� When Pristine nodded, he said, ��It means, he wants to keep Becca protected and he has a weapon to kill the vampires.��
��Yes���� she trailed off.
��I am going to the human world, Pristine.�� Phil gave a devilish smirk and ordered her, ��Close the portal of the vampire world for Alexander. Make sure he cannot summon the portal.��