As promised, here is the looong next chapter :) 

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It had been a while since I drank alcohol. Maybe that was why I felt so light after only three glasses. But that feeling of exhilaration was great. I wouldn't call myself drunk yet, but I was sure that I would be once this bottle was empty.

Smiling like an idiot, I walked around the palace. Or rather, I danced.

'This is great...'

I heard small murmurs and looked at the servants who were staring at me. I wanted to ignore them, but then I saw the servant that Haoxuan had flirted with not too long ago. I looked at her and she immediately ran away, followed by her colleagues.

"She can't even handle a simple look..." I muttered. Either she was a coward or I was scary. Haoxuan's face popped up in my mind, which it did at least twice every 15 minutes, and I flicked my tongue and shook my head. I grabbed the bottle of wine more firmly, brought it to my lips, and drank greedily.

"How come those who should be afraid of me aren't?" I grumbled. Even after the way I treated him, he didn't look scared.

"Hah! But his heart was unstable!" I lifted the bottle in victory. "He's afraid of me! Of course he is, he would be stupid not to be." I told myself, before my thoughts wandered elsewhere and the grin disappeared.

"I should pay my old friend a visit. I bet he misses me." I stopped moving and stared at the floor. My mind filled with different torture methods I could use on him. I wasn't allowed to kill a human, but a little torture wouldn't hurt, would it?

I laughed at my thoughts, but stopped when Haoxuan's face appeared again. I groaned in annoyance.

"Why can't you just leave me alone?" I growled and raised the bottle to my lips and drank until it was empty. "And why is this bottle so damn small?"

I started to look around, looking for someone to get me another bottle, but there was no one. I groaned again and gave up, making my way back to my room. Twice I chose the wrong hallway until I finally found the one that would lead me to my bed.

"Why would anyone live in such a big house?" I muttered, shaking my head and almost tripping over my feet. His scent reached my nose before I heard him. "Ji Yang?"

'Ignore him.' I thought to myself. Nothing good will come from reacting to him.

I walked past him and grabbed the doorknob.

"Is that... alcohol I smell? Are you drunk?" He grabbed my arm. I turned and pushed him away.

"Yes, I am. So stay away from me or I might hurt you." I hissed and seeing that he had no reaction, at least not the way I wanted, made me angry.

"Why did you drink?" He asked, leaving me speechless. He watched me expectantly as if waiting for an answer.

"You're too curious."

"No, just worried."

I laughed out loud. "You are out of your mind. I don't think you are in a position to worry about me. You better worry about yourself. Now get out."

I turned around and was about to enter my room when a pleasant scent hit my nose and I sniffed the air. I turned back to him, my eyes moving up and down his body. I noticed that his shirt was stuck to his chest and that his hair was still slightly wet.

"You'll catch a cold like that. Next time dry yourself properly." He looked at me in surprise.

"Are you worried about me?"

I snorted. "You wish. Why would I ever worry about someone like you?"

"And who exactly am I?" He asked me but didn't wait for an answer as he stepped forward and spoke again. "You said it yourself, I am not to blame for what my father did.

"Don't mention that bastard in my presence, Haoxuan!" I growled at him, turned around and walked, or rather stumbled, into my room.

"Ji Yang, there's-"

"Go away!" I yelled and slammed the door shut. "What a nuisance..." I muttered, frowning as I felt a slight pain in my head. I shook my head when the door suddenly opened and Haoxuan entered my room.

"Are you deaf!?"

"No, I am not. But we need to talk."

"I have nothing to tell you, now get lost!" When he didn't move, I got even angrier. I walked up to him and pushed him against the closed door.

"Can it be..." I smirked. "Are you hoping for a continuation of that night?"

"What!? No!" He hissed.

"Then you better leave!" I closed my eyes and tried to ignore the pain in my head. "I'm drunk, Haoxuan. And in a very bad mood. If you know what is good for you, you will leave now."

"I will. As soon as you explain something to me."

I clenched my teeth. Haoxuan ignoring me was one thing, but he was polluting the air in my room with his smell, and somehow that provoked me even more than his behavior. This was bad. Having Haoxuan around was bad. He had been influencing me for some time now, and I couldn't really explain it. But what I knew was that it was dangerous to be around him. I felt my mind slowly slipping away, which was even more dangerous now that I felt slightly drunk.

"Get out, Haoxuan. Now!"

He glared at me without moving an inch. We stared at each other for a while until I closed my eyes.

"What do you want me to explain? Hurry up and speak!" I couldn't believe I'd given in first. Damn it!

"You said that my father-"

"You never listen, do you? Stop mentioning him!" I growled, but he ignored me.

"He thought I was your... I mean, that I wasn't his son. Why would he think that? Did you... love my mother?" I laughed out loud. The face he made when he asked me something so ridiculous was hilarious.

"Your mother was a beauty," I told him. "But not my type. I never touched her, all right? Now go!"

"Then why would my father..." I pushed him, and his back hit the door hard.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to mention that bastard?" I yelled at him. My sanity was hanging by a very thin thread.

"I just..."

"You just what?" I snapped at him. "Curious, what did that monster do to me? Shall I show you?"

Without waiting for an answer, I unzipped his pants and slid my hands inside. Pulling his underwear down, I grabbed his cock and enjoyed the look on his face as I began to jerk him off. Ignoring the wave of excitement that went through me when my skin touched his, I concentrated only on him.

His hands gripped my forearms as those sweet sounds escaped his lips. After a few more strokes, I felt him twitch. Leaning into him, I placed my lips next to his ear and rubbed him hard until he wet my hands with his cum.

"Now..." I whispered. "...all I need is a damn test tube. See? That was all he needed to let his imagination run wild. If you want to know how he managed to get it inside your mother, you will have to ask him." I pulled away and watched him slowly slide to the floor. He didn't look good, and suddenly I felt a pang of guilt.

I looked away, trying not to give Haoxuan any more of my attention. This guilt... I hated it. I had no reason to feel this way.

"A-anyway, this is how your father came up with this ridiculous idea of you being my child. What he didn't know was that your mother was already pregnant with you. I have to admit, the timing of her pregnancy and his little experiment was perfect.

"So....he did this to my mother?"

"They never fought, so I guess she never found out what he did to her," I said with a sudden gentleness that irritated me.

"He claimed to love her, yet he did things like that. When your mother died, he went out of his mind. He believed that giving birth to a vampire baby killed your mother, which is ridiculous. If he really loved her, he wouldn't have mistreated you. According to him, you may not have been his, but you were still your mother's child, the woman he claimed to love. If he had stopped being so obsessed, he would have noticed the resemblance between the two of you. But that bastard has lost his rational thinking, all he cares about is attaining immortality."

I watched him stare at the ground, and the way he looked so defeated upset me.

"That bastard didn't know that artificial insemination didn't work with us. I am not sure why he wanted your mother to carry my child, but I think it was because I refused to turn him. He probably thought he could make his own vampire baby that would turn him."

As he looked up at me, I froze. He looked defeated and it somehow affected something inside of me.

"So he thinks that I am one of you and that I will turn him once I ... what? Have a ... what was it called? ... transformation?" He snorted. "Okay, fine! Let's say I'm your child, let's say I'm a fucking bloodsucker, why would he raise me like that? That is stupid and completely unreasonable! Was he punishing me for my mother's death? Why? He was the one who..."

He closed his eyes and bit his lip. "He made it happen. He wanted me to be born! He injected-! He hoped for my birth! So why is it my fault that she finally died!? She was already terminally ill!"

His scream made me jump in shock. He was huffing, his eyes red as he stared into the air. Not knowing what to do, I approached him.

"I told you he was out of his mind," I said, crouching down in front of him. "What started out as a cure for your mother ended up as that bastard's obsession with immortality."

"It was his obsession! Not mine!" He glared at me. "You knew the truth, but you didn't bother to tell him!"

"Why should I? What happened in this family had nothing to do with me. I was locked and handcuffed deep down in that damn basement! Do you think I will ignore what he did to me? Do you think I will reward him by enlightening him? Are you crazy!?"

"Then what about me!?" He shouted.

"Why should I care about you!?" I snapped back. "You had nothing to do with me! What happened to you, how you were treated, that was all on him!"

"But-!"

"No buts! Even if I had told him the truth, he wouldn't have believed me because he thought I was trying to find a way to save you. Even if he had believed me, it wouldn't have meant that he would have treated you any better! This man is crazy! He has lost his mind! He would probably throw you away or kill you in a fit of rage!"

I huffed after I finished yelling at him. He just stared at me.

"None of this would have happened if he had minded his own damn business!" I said, calmer this time, but still very angry. And the dizziness I felt didn't help.

"If he hadn't kidnapped me, nothing would have happened. Your mother would have given birth to you and that bastard would have loved you. He would have been heartbroken by your mother's death, but that is the way of life. Human beings die! That's the way it always was and always will be!"

Haoxuan didn't say anything more, but this conversation made me angry.

"Or do you also think that I should have turned your father? And your mother? Maybe even you? Just so you could all live forever? Do you think that bastard can handle that?" I asked angrily. "Do you think he would have left it at that? Would he keep it a secret? No, that bastard wouldn't! His current behavior and obsession are proof enough. He doesn't care about your mother, I bet he's never mentioned her again. All he thinks is that it is only right for him to be a vampire. That bastard-"

"Stop calling him that! He is still my father!" He shouted.

I couldn't help but laugh. "Your father? Do you still think of him that way? After all the beatings you went through, after all the abuse? You still call him your father!? What now? Will you cry if I kill him? Because I will kill him for sure. I do not care about the law! No law protected me when I was kept in that cellar! So I..."

"I don't want him killed..." He whispered and I couldn't believe my ears.

"Have you lost your mind?!"

"No! Yes, I hate him. I loathe him. I don't want him in my life, I want him out of it. But I do not want him to die! He is still... my father..."

"You have lost your mind." I shook my head. "After all he did..."

"What he did doesn't change who he is! I have his blood in my veins! That's why you hated me in the first place!"

"Blood?" I snorted. "So you want to talk about that, huh?"

I grabbed him by the collar, lifted him off the floor, and pushed him back against the door.

"As I recall, my blood runs through your veins as well. You drank enough of it to show up in a fucking DNA test." I growled.

"Your blood...?" He looked at me in a way that made my stomach tingle.

"Then what about my blood you drank?" He asked.

I stared at him, but he didn't avoid me. No, he stared back, almost as if he were challenging me. If his intention was to provoke me, he succeeded. His eyes were .... doing something to me that I wanted to stop. And I managed not to do something I would surely regret. I let him go.

"Now that you have your answer, go," I said, looking at the door to the bathroom. A shower would be great. After that I'd need a long nap, hoping the alcohol wouldn't show. But the smell of it was obvious, even if Haoxuan's scent overshadowed it.

"You won't kill him."

Not trusting my ears, I turned to Haoxuan and stared at him. "What?"

"You want to, you hate him and want to torture him, but in the end you won't. Because, unlike my father, you still care about the law. You won't break it."

I stared at him in disbelief as he continued. "I know you enough to know you won't kill him."

"You don't know me at all." I hissed.

"I do. Here, let me show you." He took a step forward, grabbed the back of my head and pulled me down, then pressed his lips firmly against mine. They parted and I felt his tongue lick over my lips, trying to force itself past my lips into the wetness.

I grabbed his wrist rather firmly as I pushed him away, pinning him against the door again.

"What do you think you're doing?" I growled, but he shrugged.

"Following my instincts. Compared to certain people, I dare."

I felt my face twitch as I heard him trying to provoke me. "Don't start something you can't handle."

"I know what I can handle and what I cannot. Do you?" He smiled. "You're not so difficult."

I clenched my teeth and closed my eyes. I took a deep breath and stepped back, even though my inner voice told me to go for it.

"Go," I ordered. He chuckled, but seemed to have given up. Turning around, he opened the door and walked out. I stared at the closed door, my mind focused on the pleasant tingling sensation that remained on my lips.

'Don't.' I told myself and turned around. As I entered the shower, I got rid of the clothes that smelled of alcohol and stepped into the shower. Haoxuan's scent was gone too soon and I thought I would feel better now. But I didn't.

Licking my lips, I tried to think of something else, something that would get rid of this uneasiness, this strange feeling that kept trying to overtake me. It had to be the alcohol, there couldn't be any other explanation. And I thought I would feel better after the shower, but I did not. And thinking of something else didn't work either.

At some point, I snapped.

I didn't knock when I entered his room. I thought seeing him would give me back some of my sanity, but I was wrong. And what made it even worse was that Haoxuan was sitting on his bed and did not look the least bit surprised. That alone should have made me angry enough to just leave.

But it didn't.

Pulling the door shut, I approached his bed with long steps and climbed in, my hands immediately holding his face as I captured his lips. They melted over mine and a warmth spread through me, starting from my lips.

I ran a hand over his cheeks, down to the curve of his neck, and lower, to the neckline of his shirt. Only there was no shirt. He shivered under my touch and his lips curved into a smile as he deepened the kiss by pulling me closer.

I grabbed the blanket and threw it away. I became angry when I realized he was wearing nothing but boxers. Or maybe I was just angry because he was still wearing something. I pulled away and took a closer look at his body. I hadn't noticed it before, but there were scars that weren't mine. Of course he had them, he had been abused for years.

I traced each scar with my thumbs, then repeated the procedure with my tongue. He flinched, moaning into the silence of the night as I licked over his body, over every little scar. Only the ones I made I left alone. They were to remain there, for all to see. But the scars made by that bastard had to go!

My face went lower and lower, the sweet scent of his arousal hitting my face as I stopped just above his boxers. He was panting erratically and I looked up at him. Seeing him lick his lips, take his lower lip between his teeth, and nibble nervously was a sight that brought me to the edge of my seat.

'Adorable.' I stared at his lips, unable to tear myself away from the sight. As if he knew, he began to nibble even more eagerly, using his tongue to lick his lips. As if he was seducing me. Maybe he was?

With a simple but quick movement of my hands, I removed his underwear and his cock popped into place. His scent was stronger now, I saw the inside of his boxers and I didn't like what I saw.

"Have you been playing with yourself?" My voice was deep and sounded more threatening than I intended. He didn't look scared or bothered.

"This is on you. I was just trying to finish what you started."

I stopped moving, even my heart stopped beating for a second. Then I attacked his lips. It wasn't a kiss anymore, it was something else. I heard him moan deep in his throat and I got goosebumps. His hands went over my shoulders as he pulled me closer.

'God, he feels so good!' I grabbed his feet and pulled them until he was on his back. Then I climbed on top of him and pressed my lips against his. He immediately sucked my lower lip between his teeth, nipping at it so erotically that it made me hard.

He flinched when my thumbs flicked over his nipples, but instead of being distracted, he deepened the kiss. I felt my body move closer, my fingers running down his chest, further and further until they reached their destination. He cried out as the first finger entered.

For a moment I lost control of myself. I was losing my patience and the urge to enter Haoxuan right away was immense. My inner voice tried to tell me that it was okay, that he wouldn't feel any pain, that he got used to me last time. I was so close to believing that voice, but something stopped me. Whatever it was, I was grateful because I wanted Haoxuan to feel good. Pain was inevitable, but I could keep it to a minimum. Entering him directly was the wrong way.

So I stretched him with my fingers, one after the other, and listened to his moans. He tried to distract himself from the sudden intrusion by sucking hard on my lips. Wanting to give something back, I let him play with my tongue. He bit me, making me moan, and I started to push my fingers in harder. I tasted blood, but it was okay because it was mine. I didn't even want to imagine what would happen if it was his.

He pulled away, panting hard. "By when...are you planning on using your fingers?"

I stopped moving, my eyes meeting his. For a moment I thought I had misheard him, but the look in his eyes told me otherwise. It was surprising and a little confusing, but honestly, I didn't care much for the reason at that moment. My finger was sucked in by him, he had been ready for a long time.

"You asked for it, don't cry later," I growled, excitement spreading through my whole body as I knelt before him. Getting rid of the stupid robe I had been wearing since I left the shower, I fisted my cock and began to jerk myself off. Using my pre-cum as a lubricant, I positioned myself and entered him all the way until my ball rested on his cheeks.

His eyes widened and he grabbed the sheets as he tried to get used to this still foreign sensation. I didn't give him much time, though, as I grabbed his groin and held him in place as I plunged into him. I took it slow, much slower than the last time, not wanting to hurt him. Where those thoughts came from wasn't important right now.

He started giving me this beautiful music to listen to and I enjoyed it fully. I moved rhythmically, trying to find that one spot that we both knew we would enjoy. I knew I had found it when he cried out and his legs wrapped around my hips as the white fluid left his body.

I watched his eyes roll back as his orgasm ravaged his body. I watched as his cock went limp for not even half a second before he stood tall, ready to shoot out more of his seed. I watched all of this as I continued to thrust into him. I was close, but I held back, enjoying the moment.

"What is... this?" He panted. "Why... are you so... slow? Last time you... were much... faster. Since when are you so... weak?"

I grabbed his wrist and held it next to his head. He looked at me as if he had won something, but he hadn't. For whatever reason, he thought he could provoke me, but I enjoyed the speed I had.

He started begging me and I loved listening to him. He started cursing, trying to get me to go faster, but I just lowered my head and kissed him hungrily.

Who would have known that you could enjoy this at a slower pace? I certainly didn't. He came again, but it still wasn't enough. He started to cry, begging me to just fuck him, but I ignored his pleas and licked his tears away. I wasn't too slow and I didn't hurt him like the last time. It was something in between, but this human wasn't satisfied at all.

But I did. I leaned back and moved a little faster. I groaned into the night, feeling alive. I felt good, enjoying myself until the pain of holding back was too much. So with one last hard thrust, I exploded inside him. His eyes widened, his body shook and he screamed my name. I saw his eyes go glassy as I pulled out and dropped onto the mattress next to him.

I turned my head to look at him. He met my gaze with a soft smile on his lips. We stared at each other for a moment until I saw his eyelids get heavier and soon he closed his eyes and fell asleep. He looked beautiful...

I waited for sleep to overtake me, but I waited in vain. Something was bothering me and I couldn't sleep. My eyes wandered down his body, taking in everything. Then my eyes wandered down to the hole I had ravaged and I frowned, finally understanding what was bothering me. But it shouldn't have bothered me, it shouldn't have bothered me at all, but my mind was mocking me by keeping me awake. That voice inside me, urging me to go to work until I couldn't stand it anymore.

"This is stupid...why should I care?" Grumbling to myself, I went to the bathroom and returned with a wet towel. I climbed back onto the bed and began to clean him. He moaned when I touched his hole.

Finally done, I threw the towel on the floor and covered him with the blanket I had picked up from the floor. I looked at the sleeping human. "Wait till you wake up... I will kill you..."

I was absolutely convinced that I would have a severe headache the next morning, but I didn't. I didn't have a hangover either. I felt normal, no, even better. Looking to my left, I saw Haoxuan still sleeping. I should just kill him so he would stop bothering me.

I couldn't believe that I had done it again. I lost control of myself. He provoked me, but that wasn't a good excuse. Someone like me was never provoked. I was good at keeping my cool, I always was. But this damn human tested my limits every damn day.

'I will never drink again...' I promised myself and watched Haoxuan's chest move rhythmically until I forced myself to stand up. Grabbing my bathrobe, I left his room and entered my own for a long and thorough shower.

When I was done, I wanted to go to breakfast, but before I did, my legs led me to Haoxuan's room. He was still sleeping peacefully.

"Get up," I growled, but he didn't react at all. I walked over to him and shook his shoulders. 

"Haoxuan!"

He groaned, still half asleep.

"Get up for breakfast!" I told him.

"Breakfast?" He smiled, grabbed my shirt, and pulled me down to press his lips against mine.

"Hey-" His tongue slid into my mouth and for a moment I just stood there, frozen in shock. He sucked me greedily, nibbling at my lips. It took everything I had to pull myself away.

"Wang Haoxuan!" I was angry, but I couldn't tell at whom. At him for kissing me. Or at myself for not only letting him do it but also for having trouble pulling away.

"You know what? Just starve to death, you asshole!" I hissed and left the room.

"Where is he again? Didn't he skip two meals yesterday? Is he on a hunger strike?"

Xiao Zhan asked me firmly. I didn't answer, my mind was still trying to process last night.

"Ji Yang, where is Haoxuan?" It was annoying that he kept pulling me out of my thoughts.

"Sleeping," I replied, reaching for the water jar and greedily drinking from it.

"I'll wake him up." Hearing that, I tensed up.

"No need," I said, looking at him seriously. "I'll bring him his breakfast later."

Where this thought came from I didn't know, but I would rather die than serve this human food in bed. Besides, crown prince or not, best friend or not, Haoxuan was asleep, damn it. How dare they want to wake him up?

"We can just wake him up and-"

"No need." I snapped at him.

"Did something happen to him?" He asked cautiously, but I could tell he was about to attack me. I wasn't worried, but I was annoyed. I was angry with him because he dared to think that I would hurt Haoxuan.

'You did.'

"No," I said, not knowing to whom I was speaking. Myself or the prince. But either way, I was pissed and frowned at him. "What should have happened? Just don't bother him."

"Song Ji Yang!" He growled at me and I jumped back. When I heard my full name, I realized who I was talking to.

'What is wrong with you!? He is the damn Crown Prince!' I scolded myself. 'He is also worried about his friend, don't be disrespectful!'

I lowered my head. "I drank a little too much last night and your friend took care of me, Your Highness. He didn't get much sleep and I think it's better to let him catch up. I will bring him his breakfast later, Your Highness."

He continued to stare at me, and knowing I had done nothing wrong, I held his gaze.

'You fucked his best friend. Do you still think you did nothing wrong?' I had no idea why my mind was playing tricks on me all the time. It wasn't like I started it.

'You did. You totally started it.' I could have sworn that my own mind was snorting at me as I remembered answering Haoxuan's question in a rather direct way. I admitted that I could have used words ... but still, he went too far in the end.

'Stop blaming him. You have no self-control, and he knew that.'

Yes, he knew. He definitely knew, but he kissed me anyway. That asshole... I will totally kill him!

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan jumped up, causing a small commotion. They asked him about his well-being, obviously worried. I was upset because the scene in front of me showed me what I never had. He had a family and a best friend.

After assuring everyone that he was fine, they began to eat. I watched him carefully and saw that he was looking at Yibo. I wasn't sure if he didn't notice his obviousness or just didn't care. The King, the Queen, and Princess Xuan Lu, however, watched them with smiles and amused gleams in their eyes.

'His family is large and will continue to grow. He is loved by them, he will be loved by everyone. Then... he could leave Haoxuan to me, couldn't he?'

This thought made my stomach turn and I couldn't digest anything anymore.

After dinner, my hands moved on their own as I put a little bit of everything that damn boy liked on three plates to take to him. As I was about to leave, Xiao Zhan walked up to me. "He's human!"

"I know," I said, slightly confused. 'Does he really think that I don't know that? Does he think that I would hurt him?'

"Then be-!" He pressed his lips together, preventing himself from continuing what he was about to say. He glared at me. "Don't you dare hurt him! I will kill you myself before-"

"I won't hurt him!" I growled at him, now quite annoyed. We stared at each other. "I won't do anything he doesn't want me to do." He looked at me in shock as I walked away.

Haoxuan's POV

It was early in the morning and everyone was probably in the dining room having breakfast. I was starving, but too lazy to go down there.

I sat up and looked around. It was my room. I was sitting in my bed, alone. My back was a little sore and my boxers were right where Ji Yang had thrown them. That meant it hadn't been a dream. I stretched myself with pleasure, even welcoming the stiffness.

I clearly remembered my behavior last night, especially when Ji Yang finally came to me. I wasn't sure if he would come over. But I hoped he would. What I did was pure provocation, and looking back, it was a stupid move. If I had been wrong in thinking that Ji Yang would be softer on me, I could have died last night. But my instinct told me that he wouldn't hurt me. Or maybe it was just my wishful thinking. Whatever it was, in the end, he didn't hurt me. Well, kind of.

Watching his mood swings, I knew he was still fighting. He tried to hate me, no, he wanted to. Because I was the son of his enemy. But I also knew that he had something for me, otherwise he would never have touched me last night or before.

About last night...

Forgetting about the sex for a moment, I still couldn't believe what Ji Yang told me. What did my father do to my mother? I was glad that she would never find out, but still... was he really trying to help my mother with his fucked up mind, or was he after immortality all the time?

Ji Yang was right. If I wanted to know the truth, I would have to ask my father, but... I already knew that wouldn't happen. Once I return to my world, I won't see him again. I won't return home. Did he notice that I was missing? Did he check the cellar and find it empty? What would he do? Ji Yang and I both went missing at the same time... my father wasn't stupid. Of course, he would understand the situation. Would he come after us? He can't kill Ji Yang, but what about me.

According to him, I was also a vampire. Maybe he would start using worse methods to abuse me. Maybe I would die? I guess he would realize his mistake by then, but I doubt he would mourn me.

But I don't have to let it come to that. I just have to make sure he'll never find me. It would be easy if I stayed in this world, but I didn't belong here. A human in a world full of vampires? No, I had to go back to my world. And once I left, I had to hide somewhere where my father couldn't find me. Somewhere safe from him and his abuse. Maybe Ji Yang could come with me. We could travel around and run away from my father together. With Ji Yang by my side, I would be safe and I would have someone I could trust.

I would like Xiao Zhan to accompany me as well, but I doubt that he would leave here anytime soon. This was his home now, he was surrounded by people who loved him, and he was also someone important. He had a bright and seemingly long future ahead of him. I knew he would be sad if I left, but the King, the Queen, his whole family would be there for him, to cheer him up. Yibo too. I had a feeling that there was something between them. I could be wrong, but ...

No, my sixth sense told me it wasn't. Which was great. Xiao Zhan found his home, his family, his rightful place, and even someone to share the future with. After all the shocks he went through before coming here, he deserved it.

'What about me then?' I thought, but smiled when I thought of Ji Yang. Sure, he was a difficult guy, but not as difficult as I thought. He wasn't as cold as he tried to make everyone believe. In fact, he was a gentle person. Sure, he was very emotional and easily blinded by it, but deep down he still knew how to think rationally. If not, I might have been dead a long time ago.

And he was also abused by my father. So we had something in common and could lick each other's wounds, right? A pleasant shiver ran through me. It would be great if we could spend more time together. He knew almost everything about me, and what he didn't know, I would like to tell him. I also wanted to know more about him.

I frowned, only now I realized that I knew nothing about him except what happened to him in the last 20 years. Not even all of it, and I doubt that Ji Yang would ever tell me about it anyway. But what about the time before he met my father? Where did he live before that? Why did he come to the human world? Did he have a family?

I let out a deep sigh. 'When will Ji Yang come back?'

In anticipation of his return, I stroked the small marks he had left on my body, only to frown in confusion. Lifting the blanket, I checked my body and jumped out of bed in shock.

'Where are they?' I thought, trying to find the scars I had carried for years, the scars my father had left on me during his fits. But they were gone. All of them. But I still had scars. The ones Ji Yang gave me would surely disappear in a few days.

While I was checking my body, the door opened and Ji Yang entered. I looked up to see him staring at me in shock.

"What are you doing?" He asked, placing three plates filled to the brim with food on the small table.

"Where are they?" I asked him pointing at myself. "The scars? Where are they?"

"What do you think?" He turned to me. "I got rid of them."

"Why?"

"I didn't like them." He frowned and turned away. "Get dressed and eat."

"Are you worried?" I grinned at him.

"Why would I worry about someone like you? "He snapped at me. "You should be grateful that I brought you something to eat. Besides, I got rid of those nasty scars, where is your appreciation?"

"My appreciation?" I tilted my head, hiding a smile. "You want me to thank you?"

"What else?"

"Why should I? Look." I pointed to the body. "I still have a lot of scars. Here. And here. Oh, don't forget here."

He stared at me, but there was something else in his look that I liked. "What about them? Why did you leave them?"

"Don't go too far!" He warned me, a deep frown on his face. "Now eat."

"You know what? You are right. I am very grateful to you. And I don't mind having these few left. I will just carry them around. I would feel weird if my body would be marvelous."

He looked like he was going to explode. He looked angry and his face turned red, but I wasn't sure if it was from anger. Not wanting to provoke him any further, I approached him and reached past him to one of the plates.

"Mhm. All my favorites. How did you know what I like?" I asked before starting to munch on some fruit. I saw him grab the table until his ankle turned white. I smiled at him, which seemed to upset him even more.

"Get the fuck dressed!" He cursed.

"Why? This is my room and if I want to be naked, I can be. Besides, if it weren't for a certain someone, I'd still be wearing my boxers."

I guess that was too much. His eyes popped open as his face turned deep red and he started cursing as he teleported himself out of my room. Okay, not teleported, but he was gone in the blink of an eye.

I felt happy and while I continued to eat my breakfast, I checked my body, trying to find at least one small scar caused by my father, just one that Ji Yang might have missed.

There was none.

I didn't knock on the door but just walked into Ji Yang's room a few hours later after talking to Xiao Zhan. He seemed to be worried about me, and I appreciated that, but there was no need. I was fine. And he seemed to be as well. I could tell how happy he was, and I was grateful for that.

Ji Yang stood at the window and stared out.

"Fuck off." He swore, but I closed the door instead.

"I said fuck off." He repeated but I ignored him and sat down on his bed. Yes, I was getting that confident. When I didn't leave, he just snorted and didn't repeat his command again. The room was quiet and he didn't pay any attention to me. He didn't even give me a look.

"I'm dressed," I told him. I saw his shoulders shake a little, but that was it. "Thank you for breakfast. I enjoyed it."

"Don't expect it again. I am not your slave." He grumbled, which brought a smile to my face.

"It's okay. I don't mind bringing you breakfast for a change."

He turned around. "What's your problem?"

"I'm lonely."

"You have a friend to take care of you." He frowned.

"I know. But I am sure he is busy with something else. I want to spend time with you."

"Just go." He turned to stare out the window.

"I have questions."

"Too bad I don't have answers."

"I'm sure you do. Come on, aren't you lonely?"

"I'm not."

I nodded. "I think so. After all, I am here with you."

"You-!" He turned again and looked at me.

"Thank you." I smiled and he narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "For getting rid of the scars. You didn't have to. They didn't hurt anymore and I was used to them."

"You didn't deserve them." He mumbled, but I heard him clearly.

"How did you do it?" I asked curiously. He sighed and that look of defeat on his face told me he finally understood he couldn't get rid of me. Not that he tried.

"You know how. Xiao Zhan helped you the last time you were stupid enough to cut yourself." He shook his head. "You would think that humans would be careful when surrounded by vampires. But I guess there are three kinds in the human world. Smart humans, stupid humans, and Haoxuan."

"You're right. I am my own species." I grinned and he stared at me.

"You are more stupid than I thought if you don't even understand that I insulted you."

"It sounded like a compliment. There is only one me that makes me special. So it was a compliment."

"You are annoying." He sighed.

"Anyway, so you just lick the scars and they go away? Does it work on every scar?" I asked him, really curious. For a moment I thought he wouldn't answer, but he did.

"Scratches, scars, and any other wound. Depending on the size, of course. We can get rid of them and the pain."

I nodded in surprise, then paused. "Any wounds...get rid of the pain..."

"Yes."

I jumped and looked at him, feeling the temperature in this room rise. "My pain... I mean... when you took away the pain I had after... did you..."

'Please tell me you didn't. Please tell me you didn't. Please...'

He smiled and a millisecond later he grabbed my arm, removed the bandages, and licked the bite mark he had left on me with relish. I hardly noticed how the mark slowly disappeared, too hypnotized was I by his eyes and that sparkle I saw in them.

"Just like that."

Now it was me whose face turned red. "You... You licked my-! You licked me there!?"

Although he looked charming and very attractive with the way he grinned at me, I was too shocked by his confession.

"So what? You didn't complain before. Why now?"

"Why now? Isn't it obvious!? You really licked me there!?"

"I did a lot of other things to you, and licking your inflamed hole was the worst? Come on, Haoxuan. Why are you so shy all of a sudden?" I was speechless when I saw that wide grin on his face, a grin that turned his eyes into half-moons. The spark, the light in them almost blinded me. Figuratively speaking, of course.

I couldn't stop staring at him. Still shocked, but now more at his beauty and attractiveness than at him licking my fucking hole. I didn't stop staring even when he stopped smiling and started frowning at me.

"What?" He asked, and the way he looked so clueless was just wonderful.

"Nothing. You look beautiful when you smile. Especially with that sparkle in your eyes. I have never seen you smile like that before. Honestly, I wasn't 100% sure you could."

There it was again. That look he had when he was lost in thought. He seemed to be fighting with himself, so I just waited for him to finish the fight.

"You..." He frowned even more and I raised my eyebrows, waiting for him to say something. But instead of saying something, he just stared at me, into my eyes and especially at my lips. My heart started to race and inside I begged him to kiss me. I didn't want to be the first, not this time. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't the only one to feel this moment.

His hands held my face and his thumbs caressed my cheeks, then my lips.

'Just kiss me already!'

"I really..." He spoke with a frown, but then the frown disappeared. "That's not right..."

'It is. Just kiss me, you damn idiot!'

He kept caressing my face and I started to lose my patience. But finally he bent his head and kissed me hungrily. His hand was in my hair, preventing me from moving as his tongue plunged into my mouth. I moaned and leaned closer. The kiss was perfect and I was hungry for more.

When he pulled away minutes later, I was breathless. I knew how to kiss, but whenever he kissed me, I seemed to forget how to breathe through my nose.

"What are you doing?" He asked me.

"You were kissing me," I told him, but he shook his head.

"No, that was you. You must have done something. Why would I kiss you?"

"You tell me." I teased him, enjoying the moment. He let out a moan and kissed me again. His body pressed against mine and I could feel him. He wanted me.

He pulled back. "Shit, why are you doing this to me?" He moaned but I just smiled.

"I'm innocent."

"You are anything but innocent, Haoxuan." He said and ruffled his hair.

"There is one thing I am guilty of," I spoke up and met his eyes. "I like you and I like spending time with you."

He grabbed the back of my head and kissed me again. I tried to stay still, I wanted him to do all the work, but the moment he grabbed my bottom and pressed it against the bulge in his pants, I forgot my plan. Wrapping my arms around his shoulders, I deepened the kiss.

"The bed?" I asked breathlessly.

"You will regret this, Wang Haoxuan." He growled as he picked me up. Wrapping my legs around his hips I pressed myself closer to him, enjoying the moan he let out.

"I don't think so." I answered and let out a laugh when he tossed me onto the bed.

"I will make you regret it." He threatened before climbing after me.  

Ji Yang lay on the bed with his hands behind his head, looking up at the ceiling, while I sat on the windowsill, watching him through the reflection in the window. By now it was midnight and it was dark outside.

It was amazing how a person's mind works. Now, after spending hours in bed with Ji Yang, I was embarrassed about how I acted. No matter how many times I called his name or begged him or whatever I did, I didn't feel embarrassed. Not even when he started making fun of me.

But now, after we had finished, I was quite embarrassed. But I didn't regret anything, especially since I wasn't the only one who spoke up. Ji Yang usually shouted my name in a fit of anger or growled at me. I never heard him scream like he did before. I liked that sound. I liked it a lot.

As soon as he rolled off me, visibly satisfied, I crawled out of bed and, on shaky legs, went to the bathroom and took a shower. And since I got out, I sat here on the windowsill and watched Ji Yang. He didn't bother to take a shower and just stayed in bed. He wasn't doing anything except breathing, but I couldn't take my eyes off him.

"Ji Yang, can you tell me something about yourself?" I asked and was surprised when he didn't sniff, snort, or curse at me.

"What do you want to know?" There was no anger or aggression in his voice. He was calm and perhaps a little tired. Which was only natural.

"Everything."

I saw him roll his eyes. "Anything can mean a lot. Just ask me what you want to know."

I liked him like that. I also liked him when he was a little rough and a little aggressive, but this Ji Yang, the calm one, I liked him more.

"Why did you begin to live among humans?"

"There was nothing to keep me here. When I came of age and survived my transformation, I went to the human world and stayed there. I loved to travel, and discover new things, and I loved to study. I visited Europe, Africa, and Australia. And I learned a lot along the way. Archaeology, for example. I lived in Egypt about 120 years ago. No, it was 140 years ago.

One of my great achievements in archaeology was finding the tomb of Tutankhamun together with humans. I also found Cleopatra's tomb. It was large and incredibly beautiful, especially her sarcophagus."

"You are lying. Cleopatra's tomb has not been found yet."

He smiled. "You are not as stupid as I thought. You are right, officially her tomb has never been found. But I found it. It was filled with a lot of gold and jewelry, and because of that, and because I wanted her spirit to rest in peace, I kept it a secret. I wanted to protect her and her tomb from the greed of humans. Tombs should be respected.

But you humans are quite amusing. Or should I say hypocritical? You have a law that punishes you for desecrating graves, yet you are out there trying to find different graves just to take out the valuables and display the dead bodies. You disturb the peace of the dead just for a little bit of fame and money. It was quite amusing how you humans talked about a curse when their people died after finding Tutankhamun's tomb, instead of seeing the obvious."

He snorted as he shook his head slowly.

"Anyway, a long time ago I studied law, and when I finished I moved and studied medicine, only to move again and study something else. Then, a few years ago, I studied medicine again after a lot of things changed, cures were found, and so on. While I was studying medicine, I met that bastard."

Whatever he called my father, I didn't care anymore.

"Since I entered that world, I have made a few acquaintances. I never got too close to them, and I never told anyone what I was. Not that anyone would have believed me. After a few years, I would say goodbye to them and move somewhere else. After living there for almost half a millennium, I got used to it."

I turned to look at him. Not sure if I heard him right. "Half a... what!? Half a millennium? That's 500 years!"

"I know what half a millennium is."

I had never asked him before because it was irrelevant, but now I wanted to know. "How old are you exactly?"

"912."

"Holy shit!" I exclaimed, which made him smile. A beautiful sight, but I was still too shocked by his age to appreciate it.

"It's not that old. I'm still considered young until I'm 1000."

"Y-young?!" I shook my head in disbelief. "What am I then? A baby..."

"Kind of, yeah."

"Whatever..." I grumbled and let him laugh silently, enjoying the sound.

"Anything else?" He turned to me with a raised eyebrow. Who was this man looking at me with such beautiful eyes and a charming smile? Was he still the same Ji Yang I knew? Where was the resentment? The anger? The hatred? Wherever those emotions were, I hope they stay far away from him and never come back.

"Family," I said. "What about your family? Where are they?"

Suddenly his eyes darkened and I knew I had chosen the wrong subject. While I desperately tried to find a new one, he spoke.

"I don't have any."

I looked up. "No family? None at all?"

He took a deep breath and I knew immediately that whatever he was about to tell me was not good. I guess I wasn't the only one with a shitty family history.

"I don't know my birth parents. They gave me up for adoption when I was an infant."

"Adoption? Is that a thing here too?"

"Of course it is. Although it is not as common as in the human world, and girls are abandoned more often than boys." I approached the bed and took a seat, waiting for him to continue, eager to learn as much as possible about him.

"I lived in a foster home. But they didn't adopt me out of kindness, they adopted me for their damn children. I basically grew up as a living blood bank for them. I had to give my blood to my so-called siblings whenever they wanted it. It didn't matter if they needed blood or if they were just bored and decided to drink. I had to donate. Fortunately, I didn't have to give it directly from my veins. Still, it was disgusting to go through that for 500 years."

"500 years!!?" A wave of anger went through me, but I suppressed it.

"Until I came of age, they were my legal parents and I had to do what they told me. They were quite wealthy and had a lot of connections, so there was no way to betray them. So I just lived with it until I finally went through my transformation. I didn't expect to survive it, but I did, and when I felt better, I left.

"There's no way you left without taking revenge." I shook my head and he grinned.

"You see, these people and their whole family were pure blood and very old. They followed the old rules and traditions. For example, no mixing of blood, arranged marriages, staying pure until marriage, etc.

So before I left, I decided to feed my younger so-called sister, the only daughter they had at the time. She happened to be hungry, but instead of doing it as usual, she tried to convince me to drink directly from my veins. Her parents weren't home and neither were her brothers, so there was no one to do anything if I agreed this one time. And then... one thing led to another. After that, I left and never came back."

"You... slept with her?" I felt cold and quite angry. Ji Yang taking revenge was something I understood, but I hated the way he took revenge. Did he really need to do that?

"She knew what would happen. She was older than me and she knew that we would end up in bed if we had no self-control. You know, being the only daughter, she was spoiled. They raised her even better than her brothers and had great plans for her future. But they didn't let her do much, so she ended up being quite rebellious.

So she took advantage of the fact that her parents and brothers were out of the house to lure me into donating blood directly. Well, she thought she was luring me. Maybe she was just trying to make her parents angry by going against them, or maybe it was because she finally wanted to live like other women her age. I don't know and I don't want to know."

"So you slept with her?" I asked again.

"Hmm... I wouldn't call it that."

"Then what would you call it?" Okay, now I was too obvious. Ji Yang looked at me and it only took him two seconds to figure out that I was angry.

"Jealous?" He grinned.

"Yes!" I replied and he stared at me in shock. "What? At least I'm honest."

He stared at me for a while. "I didn't sleep with her, I fucked her."

I gritted my teeth and tried to ignore the feeling of jealousy. I had no reason to be. He had slept with someone long before I was born, I think not even my great-grandfather was born then. It was stupid to be jealous.

"I wasn't gentle with her. Partly because I was a newly transformed vampire and control was not something I hadn't mastered at that time. But also because I wanted to mess with this family. And the easiest way to do that was to use their daughter, who had initiated it in the first place. I just agreed to something she asked for and she seemed to enjoy it."

"And then?" I tried to keep my emotions in check, which seemed to work somehow.

"After some time, I gained enough control to stop and leave. I never came back."

"Was she your only one?" I asked, wanting to slap myself for even asking. Seriously, what the fuck?

"I think it was a hundred years ago that I met someone who kept my bed warm at night. But only until she got tired of me not asking her to marry me and left. After that, I had no one else."

He looked at me and I met his eyes. "I'm not like you, who screwed women left and right."

"I haven't!" I hissed and looked away. "It wasn't that many..."

"But a lot more than me."

"Maybe..." I mumbled and immediately changed the subject. "So you never met your birth parents?"

He chuckled and leaned back again. "No, I haven't."

"Do you want to meet them?"

"No, I don't."

"Why not?"

"Why should I meet someone who doesn't want me? I live perfectly well without them. And before you ask, I don't care what their reasons were. It was her choice and I accepted it. There is no need to dwell on it."

"Aren't you lonely?" I asked.

"No." I didn't believe him.

"There is no need to be lonely anymore. I will be with you."

"Are you deaf?" He sounded annoyed, which only confirmed my suspicion.

"Not at all." I crawled under the blanket. "But I can read you enough to know you are lying."

"Seriously, you are such a pain!" He grumbled.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"I said I'm not lo-" I kissed him before he could finish. He immediately responded eagerly and I gladly let him take control.

3rd POV

It was late in the evening when loud noises came from a large house. Objects were thrown and curses were heard. A man in his forties threw a fit as soon as he set foot in the house, where he hadn't been for several weeks.

He was already in a bad mood when he was released from custody after beating up a guard who wouldn't let him into a laboratory. But several weeks in jail was too much punishment for a simple beating. While locked up, he had to be on his best behavior if he wanted to get out as soon as possible. He apologized to the guard and even paid his medical bills before he was finally released.

But what made him even angrier was that his son hadn't been home for a long time. It wasn't new that he didn't come home overnight and often stayed away for a few days before returning to receive the beating he deserved for being gone so long. But when he didn't return after two weeks, he decided to go look for him.

"Bastard, wait until I get my hands on you..." Curses were the only thing that left his lips as he visited his university and even the places where he often stayed such as diners, clubs, and even motels. When he couldn't find him there, he decided to ask around for his best friend's address, only to find out that his mother had killed two people and was in jail. Xiao Zhan hadn't been seen since, and people here hoped he would stay as far away as possible, calling him a rapist and murderer.

He had no idea where the bastard was, but he was sure that he would return sooner or later, and when he did, he might as well lock him up. It was time for father and son to meet. It was time to finally gain the knowledge he had been waiting for. Over 20 years had passed and it was time to finally get what he deserved.

With this thought in mind, Feng MingJing decided to prepare everything. He left the house where he had lived with his son for all these years, went to his car, and made his way to that monster he hadn't fed for a long time. He wasn't sure if he had enough of Haoxuan's blood left to feed it, but if the worst came to the worst, Feng MingJing would feed it his own blood.

Up to this point, he was just upset and angry. However, when he entered his house in the forest and saw the empty cellar with a huge hole in the wall, he went crazy. No, even that word could not describe his mood. He started cursing and destroying things, throwing things left and right, but even that didn't calm him down.

Ji Yang was gone, and so was Haoxuan. He needed both of them to get what he wanted, what he needed. Ji Yang had been selfish, keeping immortality for himself even after Feng MingJing had begged him on his knees. It had cost him everything to raise that bastard's son, but now they were both gone.

At first, Feng MingJing didn't want to give up. He tried to find them no matter what. Since Xiao Zhan was also missing, they might have taken him with them, which was a good thing. He was famous after what happened. Everyone watched the news, knew who he was, and would surely post it on the Internet if they had seen him.

Day after day, week after week, Feng MingJing searched for them. He went around asking, and he used the Internet for help, but after all these weeks, he got nothing. Absolutely nothing. He was devastated. He was at his wit's end. Now he was sitting in his house drinking. His only comfort was alcohol. He was about to give up, but then a miracle happened. The same miracle that had happened 20 years before.

"You are alive... and you look much older now. I never thought you were smart, but I never imagined you would be so stupid. Stupid and useless!"

Feng MingJing jumped up and looked into the darkness. "W-who is there!?"

"Time is nothing to me, but it should have been about 25 years or so, right? I can't believe you haven't managed to achieve your dreams yet. Worst of all, you lost your prey."

Feng MingJing stared at the cloaked man who revealed himself. He couldn't believe that his eyes recognized the man. "You're the guy from 20 years ago!"

"So it was only 20 years ago..." The other nodded to himself. "Time sure moves fast."

"You... you are that vampire from back then..." Feng MingJing muttered and took two steps forward. "Help me! Please! He is gone. I don't know how... No, I know how. There is only one way."

"As I said, you are useless and stupid."

"I am not! I had a plan! A perfect, foolproof plan. But that piece of trash ruined it by releasing his father!" Feng MingJing snarled angrily.

The vampire raised his eyebrows in amusement. "His father? Now I am curious, what exactly was your plan?"

"I will raise that monster's son and then use him to gain immortality. That monster wouldn't do it! And he said that a simple bite is not enough to be transformed. So I will use his son to transform me. All I had to do was wait."

The vampire frowned and had the urge to laugh. But he didn't. "Is that so? What a very... interesting way to achieve your goal. So Song Ji Yang has a son? How did you get him to sleep with your wife? Your, if I remember correctly, perpetually ill wife."

Feng MingJing glared at the stranger. "You think I would let him touch her? Of course not. Even though it was a disgusting experience, I took his sperm and injected it into my wife. Soon after, she was pregnant, and all I had to do was wait for the child to turn me one day. But!"

Feng MingJing grimaced angrily. "My wife died giving birth to this bastard! So I made sure that he would be punished every day. That weak little bastard... someone like him can become a vampire, but I can't? What kind of logic is that? I deserve it more than anyone! Especially after he killed my wife."

He took another step closer. "He never showed any signs of fangs or anything vampire-related. How can that be?!"

"A half-human, half-vampire usually undergoes transformation around the age of 25." The stranger answered, causing Feng MingJing to calm down a bit.

"He's 20, so I still have time to find him. Him and his damn father." Suddenly, an idea popped into his head and his eyes fixed on the stranger. "You're a vampire too. So you can turn me!"

' He's not as stupid as I thought...' The stranger shook his head. "Do you think if I could, I wouldn't have done it already and you wouldn't need to use Song Ji Yang?"

"Why can he, but you can't?" Feng MingJing asked suspiciously.

"I could try, but the chances of you dying are high. With Ji Yang transforming you, the success rate will be higher."

"Why?"

The stranger thought for a moment. "Because he is younger. The poison in his blood is even more evident than mine. His blood is special."

Feng MingJing stared at the stranger, trying to figure out if he was telling the truth. Suddenly, he felt confident and nodded.

"You are right." He said.

"Yes, I am." The stranger grinned. It looked strange to Feng MingJing, but he didn't care. He was confident that his plan would work out. More confident than he had ever felt before. Suddenly, his mood changed and he became angry.

"But he is gone! Both are gone! Fuck!!" He threw the beer bottle still in his hand against the wall.

"I can take you to them." The stranger said suddenly. "I know where they are, but once you meet them, you will be on your own. I can't help you at all."

Feng MingJing turned to him, his eyes glittering dangerously. "Where are they?"

Ji Yang's POV

It was gone. My hatred for Haoxuan was completely gone. Even if I tried to hate him, to think negatively about him, it didn't work. We spent weeks together, and while Haoxuan was damn annoying at first, it was all different now. We even had something like a daily routine, like a damn married couple.

Haoxuan would sleep in and I would go downstairs, eat breakfast and bring his portion upstairs to bed. Then we would take a long shower together before going out to get some fresh air and walk around for about two hours. Sometimes we talked, sometimes it was quiet. At first I pushed him away when he tried to hold my hand. What the fuck? It's not like we were dating or anything. That was my thought, but a few days later we ended up holding hands. It was like I couldn't say no to this damn human being.

Since we always skipped lunch, I would go to my room to take a nap after the walk. At least I tried, but it didn't work all the time because my mind was constantly thinking about a certain someone. Haoxuan was in his room talking to Xiao Zhan. We always skipped lunch.

When Xiao Zhan left, either I would go to him or he would go to my room. I guess it depended on who was more eager to see the other. I hated to admit it, but I was usually the one who ended up in his room, but I think Haoxuan did it on purpose because he wanted to mess with me.

Anyway, we would go downstairs for dinner and then take another walk to digest the food. Then we would go back to one of our rooms and go to bed. A second room was not really necessary.

I sighed. What had that human done to me? I desperately held on to that hate, it was the only thing that kept me sane, but now it was gone and maybe that could be the explanation for why I went crazy and lost myself whenever Haoxuan was around. He knew exactly how to provoke me. And me? I didn't even try to push him away. I wasn't angry with him, I never scolded him. All I did was fall prey to him and his tricks.

Ruffling my hair, I sat on my bed and waited for Xiao Zhan to leave his room so that I could take his place. You see? Even now, I want to go back to Haoxuan. This couldn't be true! What should I do now? I can't let a human run my life, can I?

'Haoxuan, I will fucking kill you!'

I never did that. The moment I saw his face, my anger if I could even call it that, was gone. Just gone. How? Just because he smiled at me. Just a fucking smile! I felt like I had completely changed and it was all his fault.

Did he change? No.

He was still the same. Or maybe... no, that wasn't quite right. He changed a little. He increased his attempts to make me submit to him. Chuckling, I shook my head. I had to admit, he was pretty good at seducing me. And it was funny to see that he was not disappointed when he failed, but rather fired up.

That dedication was amazing and I honestly couldn't wait for his next attempt. He will never succeed, but was that important?

'I love you, Ji Yang.' I shook my head, trying to get that one sentence out of my head. I didn't want to hear it, I didn't want to think about it. Haoxuan said that to confuse me and the worst thing is that it seemed to work.

'I love you.' I moaned to myself. If he had said it just once, I could handle it, but he said it all the time since ... I forgot. The smile he gave me then told me he knew he was messing with me. But his eyes also told me that he was telling the truth.

I almost laughed out loud. Wang Haoxuan, the son of my worst enemy, fell in love with me? This couldn't be true! Just because I loved his blood? Because I liked spending time with him? Because I loved fucking him? Because I always gave in when he flirted with me? Seduced me? Just because of that?

He was crazy. He really was. How could he love me for that? Did he forget we were enemies? Just because I stopped hating him and didn't want to kill him anymore, he got so cocky.

'I love you.' Well, I didn't! I definitely didn't. Did he think that stopping hating someone meant being in love? What an easy way to think. I shook my head.

Where was he anyway? Normally, Xiao Zhan would have left by now, but I still didn't hear the door outside. Was Haoxuan trying my patience again? This wouldn't end well for him and he knew it!

Maybe I should just go outside and take a walk. If I ignore him, he will surely come running. Yes, that was a good plan.

I stayed on my bed and continued to wait.

'Damn it!' I cursed. Maybe I should just burst in. Didn't he love me? Haoxuan would surely choose me over Xiao Zhan. But they spent quite some time together. What were they doing over there? They even activated the wall when they were alone. No one had that many secrets to share. Were they hiding something?

'Does Haoxuan have a secret from me?' I frowned. No, he was a talker. He told me everything, even unnecessary things. Besides, no one would keep a secret from someone they loved. It would lead to misunderstandings. I shook my head. There was no way he had a secret from me. I didn't have one either.

"Thinking about me?" Haoxuan stood in front of me and I jumped. I didn't even hear him coming. Damn it! I was a vampire, for God's sake! My hearing was top-notch. How could I not have heard him?

"You think too much of yourself."

"Oh? Am I?" He grinned. "I don't think so. I know the face you made. You were clearly thinking of me. Did you miss me? Because - hey!"

I pulled his arms until he fell onto my bed, rolled him over, and straddled him. "Why would I? You're way too clingy."

"Sure, that's why you made the first move. Come on, Ji Yang. It won't hurt you to admit that you miss me."

"I don't!"

"Okay, fine. You didn't. But I did." He pulled my head down, leaned in for a deep kiss and, as usual, I couldn't deny it. I should stop letting him take advantage of me...

"You're so annoying." I groaned and he laughed.

"I'll take that as a compliment."

"It wasn't." I looked down at him as he smiled at me. I had this tingly feeling in my stomach whenever he smiled at me. Or when he kissed me hungrily. It was a feeling I had not only gotten used to but had become addicted to.

"Am I beautiful?" He asked me.

"No."

"I think I am."

"You are self-centered."

"I think you think I am beautiful too. I managed to charm you and now you can't keep your hands off me."

"You are the one-!"

"I know." He grinned again. "But you never push me away."

"You're so annoying. And you are clingy!"

"You already said that. No new compliments for me?"

I looked at him incredulously, which seemed to amuse him. "Then how about another kiss?"

"I'm not going to kiss you," I growled.

"Yes, you will." He sounded way too confident.

"What's your problem? Why don't you leave me alone?"

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because I love you." I froze and jumped away from him. He immediately followed me.

"You look as shocked as when I first confessed. I have to admit, I was too. I was interested in you and wanted you to stop hating me for no reason. I wanted to get to know you better, and every day I liked you more. And then, one day, you stopped looking at me with contempt. Your eyes changed, your behavior changed, and you treated me much better. And the way you kissed me, made love to me, that was the icing on the cake."

"When did-?"

"It's okay if you don't believe me. I am sure that one day you will understand. I think your blindness has gotten better, now that your hatred for me is gone."

"You are wrong. I still hate you."

"Really?" He walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my neck. "So you sleep with people you hate? Do you kiss them? Do you make them feel good? You feel good doing all that to someone you hate?" I couldn't answer any of those questions.

"I hate you." I tried to break free. I really tried!

"That sounded weak, Ji Yang. Say it again. More aggressively this time."

I frowned. "I hate you."

"Better, but not enough to make me believe you. Come on, try harder."

I got angry at his teasing. "I hate you."

"Is that all you got? You can do better." The way his face came closer and closer made me ... powerless.

"I hate..."

"Louder, more aggressive. Come on, Ji Yang." He whispered, pressing his lips softly against mine. I guess that was the moment I snapped and dove into a hungry kiss. I felt him smile, so I sucked on his plump lips until his legs buckled and my arm was all that held him up. Now it was my turn to grin. I loved it when he got weak for me.

"I always forget how to breathe when you kiss me..." He said against my lips. I had to catch my breath too and was fascinated to see his lips red and swollen. How long had we been kissing?

"Ji Yang, I love you." He repeated and I felt something warm spread through my body. He took my lower lips between his teeth and pulled before letting go and diving into another kiss.

"You've gotten really good at kissing, Ji Yang." He pulled away. "But I think your sweet lips would work even better somewhere else. Remember how you used them on me a few weeks ago?

How come I knew exactly what he meant? I heard him chuckle.

"Do I turn you on?" I followed his gaze to my nether regions. I clenched my teeth and tried to suppress the need that was building up inside of me. What had he done to me? Was he even human?

"Good. Because I want you to make love to me." Suddenly he let go of me and undressed. Like a child forbidden to look, I closed my eyes. I heard the bed squeak.

"Please... just stop..." I groaned, I really felt like crying. I didn't like this. I didn't like any of this. I wanted to go back to the time when I had this immense hatred for him. When I wanted to kill him. When I was still in control of myself. I wanted to go back to that time.

'There is no going back.'

"I am getting cold over here, Ji Yang. Come over and help me stay warm."

I opened my eyes with the intention of giving him a look, but it was a mistake. Seeing him naked on my bed, stretched out and giving me a perfect view of everything, especially the part that was just screaming to be ravished by me.

"Why are you doing this?" I moaned.

"What am I doing?" He tilted his head, waiting for my answer.

"You know what I'm talking about!"

"No, I'm stupid, have you forgotten? Explain it to me. What am I doing?"

"You're trying to make me horny!"

He laughed. "I think I succeeded. So why don't you just give in and join me in bed? You want me too."

"I don't!"

"Your body says otherwise. I can see the bump from here."

"What my body wants and what my mind wants are different!"

"Oh... there is such a thing?" He nodded to himself. "Then what does your mind want?"

I shook my head.

"What? You don't know?" I wanted to make the smile on his face disappear. "Or is it that your mind wants exactly what your body wants?"

I closed my eyes and tried to ignore him. He was playing with me and I wasn't going to give in.

"Just shut up and leave!"

"You want me to leave? Like that?" He asked in disbelief. "What if someone sees me?"

My eyes opened and I looked at him. His smile grew wider. I was about to lose my mind. I was seriously going crazy. Yes, damn it, I wanted him. I wanted him so bad it hurt. But I wasn't going to give in. I won't lose to him. I'll never lose to him!

I should just leave. He will stop torturing me and go back to his room if he doesn't get what he wants.

"Take your time, Ji Yang. I will help myself in the meantime." He said it as if he was bored before reaching for his enlarged cock and slowly stroking himself while letting out sweet little moans.

Something exploded inside my boxers and I felt the material stick to my skin. I smelled my own release as I watched Haoxuan in shock and awe. The grin he threw at me looked evil as  he waved me over to him. 

 "Can I ask you something?" He asked me carefully as he lay next to me some time later. 

"What now? Why so shy all of a sudden?"

"Are you staying here?"

"This is my room." I rolled my eyes.

"No, what I mean is, will you still be here in this world?"

"I am a vampire. And do you think I will go back to the human world after what they did to me?"

"It was only one person, Ji Yang. Not all of humanity."

"If I go back, I might end up killing that bastard for real," I growled, shaking myself. "No, I won't go back. At least not until that bastard is dead."

He was suddenly very quiet. "What?"

"Nothing..." He mumbled.

"There is something," I said. "Something you're not telling me."

"You look upset." He smiled. "You don't like me keeping secrets from you?"

"Why should I care if you keep secrets?"

He nodded but didn't say anything until it started to irritate me. "Do you have a secret?"

He remained silent, making me sit up and look down at him. "You do."

"I wouldn't call it a secret. It's more like an unspoken fact."

"What kind of fact? Tell me."

"You want to know?"

"I wouldn't ask if I didn't." I frowned.

"Ah, you're getting excited. Are you that curious?"

"Just tell me," I grumbled. He usually tells me everything, why not this time?

"Hmm... Okay, I'll tell you. Under one condition."

That didn't sound good, and the smile he gave me was as breathtaking as it was dangerous.

"What condition?"

He turned onto his stomach and grinned. "Tell me, do you love me?"

"What?" I thought I had misheard him, but no, he looked serious. I wanted to laugh at him for talking nonsense, but my body did not follow my command. Instead, I stared at him in shock, unable to form a coherent thought.

"Yes, you heard right. Do you love me?"

He looked at me, waiting for an answer, and what I saw in his eyes told me that my answer would mean a lot to him. He looked so... hopeful. He probably wouldn't like my answer, but that wasn't my concern. Should I lie? I didn't want to lie to him, but I also didn't want to make him unhappy. I also wanted to know what his secret was.

It was a dilemma, and while I was inwardly struggling with what to do, Haoxuan kept looking at me, patiently waiting for my answer. And because his eyes were so mesmerizing, I decided to tell him the truth. But when I opened my mouth, nothing came out.

'Tell him the truth.'

But what was the truth? I didn't hate him, that's obvious. But did I love him? I didn't think so.

I mean, I enjoyed spending time with him, going for walks, and just talking. Sharing a bed is also pleasant. As embarrassing as it might have been, having him next to me and keeping me warm at night wasn't a bad feeling. It felt good and made me feel less lonely.

But I wasn't lonely. I mean, what was loneliness? Hadn't I been alone for centuries? It might have been lonely for others, but I was used to it. However, having Haoxuan by my side all the time changed my habits. Was that a good thing or not? No, actually, it was that bastard who messed up my life, so I couldn't blame Haoxuan.

'Isn't that what you have been doing from the beginning? Blaming him for something he had nothing to do with.'

But I already admitted that, didn't I? Why bring it up again?

'Did you apologize to him? You were pretty mean to him.'

I frowned. Did I apologize? Time passed quickly in the last few weeks and Haoxuan and I spent every day together. We did a lot of things together. I did a lot of things to him. But did I apologize?

"...ming?"

I wasn't sure anymore.

"Hello?" I jumped when Haoxuan suddenly took my face in his hand.

"What?"

"Are you coming or not?"

"Where to?"

"Dinner." He shook his head.

"But it's barely 3:00."

"It's 6:30, Ji Yang." He replied amused. "I'm starving, so let's go."

As he headed for the door, I looked outside. The sun wasn't where I had seen it the last time. Was it really that late? How come I didn't notice?

"Haoxuan, what...? Haoxuan?" I jumped out of bed and ran after him. "Why don't you wait for me?"

'Do you love me?' Haoxuan's question was still on my mind. It was a simple question with only two options for the answer. Yes or no. It was simple, wasn't it? Then why haven't I answered him yet? During dinner, I had been quiet, trying to find the answer, while Xiao Zhan seemed to be moody. He had been like that for days, getting annoyed at the smallest things.

Anyway, the answer to Haoxuan's question should be no, but whenever I wanted to say it, nothing would come out of my mouth. It was really annoying that it took me so long to answer a damn question.

Maybe I stopped because I didn't want to hurt Haoxuan... but that was stupid. Since when did I care whether I hurt him or not? I never did. Yes, I had been more relaxed with him, I allowed him to tease me, and if he flirted with me, I let him. If he wanted to seduce me, that was fine with me. If he wanted to hang out with me, I let him, because I didn't mind his company. It was only when he took his time to come and meet me that I got upset. He shouldn't keep me waiting...

"So you really want to stay here? You won't go back to the human world?" Haoxuan asked as he walked beside me. We were taking a stroll in the garden, as we did every day after dinner. When I looked down at our intertwined hands, I could feel the heat spreading from his body to mine. It felt good.

"I already told you."

"I see..." He nodded, looking suddenly upset.

"What? Have you changed your mind and want me to kill your father?"

"No." He frowned and it irritated me that he thought that. I wasn't the only one who was abused by that bastard. Had Haoxuan forgotten what he had gone through? No, that couldn't be. I might have gotten rid of all his scars, but the mental scars are still there, and I couldn't reach them. If I could, I would get rid of every one of them.

"I have always preferred the human world to this one. Maybe one day, when all traces of your father are gone, I will return and start anew. I heard that people are still trying to find various tombs in Egypt or other countries. Maybe I will go and look for them. I will find them first, but I won't tell anyone I found them."

"Why?" He asked with a smile on his beautiful lips.

"I'm competitive, that's why. I might leave something so they know someone was there long before they found the grave. Like a magazine with a date on it, for example." I replied, nodding in satisfaction.

He laughed, which made me even happier. When he stopped, he looked a little somber again.

"It's just... it's a shame..."

I tilted my head. "What's a shame?"

"That you won't be coming back soon." He sighed and suddenly avoided my eyes. That made me suspicious and I waited for him to speak, which he did.

"I will be leaving in a few days and I thought you would like to come with me. But I understand that you don't want to because of my father. I don't want to see him either, so I'm not going home, I'm going somewhere else. The Queen has allowed me to stay in the house where she and the King lived years ago. I will finish my studies with online classes and then I will move. Where to is not really important because anywhere will be fine as long as my father is not there. I was thinking about Japan or maybe Korea. I could go ....."

He went on and on about his plans for the future, what he was going to do, where he was going to go, what kind of job would suit him, where he was going to travel when he had saved enough money, and so on. I listened, but only with one ear. At that moment I was far too shocked by his announcement.

I shouldn't have been, because it was clear that he would leave one day. He was a human being after all. But I didn't expect him to leave so soon. He was only here for about 3 months. That was nothing. Why couldn't he stay longer? No one kicked him out.

"A-anyway, I thought you might want to come with me, so...yeah, that's why I asked." His ears were red, telling me he was shy.

"But I understand why you don't want to, because of my father. I too..."

"You're repeating yourself," I said, enjoying his confusion. Then I got angry again. Why would he leave so soon? There was nothing strange about a human going back to his world, but a human wasn't forbidden to stay in our world. Sure, it wasn't liked to be seen but who cared about that when he was the best friend of the crown prince?

I knew he would grow old, unlike everyone else here, including me, but was that a reason to leave? I thought he enjoyed being here. I thought he enjoyed being with me as much as I did. I thought he loved me, so why would he leave?

'You don't want him to leave?'

Fuck no! If he left, what about me? He was flirting with me, seducing me. He was the one who messed up my habit, my routine. Fuck, he even fucked with my mind! Shouldn't he take responsibility? He was the one who made me think about him all the time, he made me not want to be alone, he wanted me to have someone to talk to, to spend time with, to share a bed with.

'Someone? Or just him?'

Of course, only him! Who else would I dare to do this with? It had to be him! He was the one who lived rent-free in my mind. He was the one who climbed into my bed as if it belonged to him, he was the one who clung to me as if he owned me. If he wasn't here, what would happen to me?

'Tell him that. Isn't that a better answer to his question than a simple yes or no?'

"Ji Yang? You look ... upset?"

"Upset? I am not upset, I am angry!" I hissed. "When did you think of telling me you were leaving? Why only now? There is no way you just made your decision. Why didn't you tell me before?"

"Why?" He wanted to know. "What difference does it make? It's not like you need to prepare for my leaving."

"Didn't you want me to go with you? What if I had to say yes? I would not have time to prepare."

"You have nothing here, Ji Yang. Even the clothes you wore when you came here were stolen."

"I didn't steal anything!"

"You weren't wearing them when we freed you, and you had no money. Where did those clothes come from?"

"I borrowed them!" I growled. "But those clothes are not what is important now! It's the fact that you decided to leave and didn't tell me."

"I just did."

"Yes, but the decision was made a long time ago, wasn't it?"

"Of course. It was clear from the beginning that I would leave. You knew that."

"Don't mess with me, Wang Haoxuan!" I warned him.

"I am not. Why do you get so angry when I..."

"I don't want you to go!" I shouted. Saying that wasn't as embarrassing as I thought it would be. Or maybe I only thought that because I was very angry. Haoxuan's eyes widened and then he smiled. It was a tiny smile that only appeared for half a second, but I saw it! Was he making fun of me?

"Why not? You were the one who wanted me to leave as soon as possible. What made you change your mind?"

"It's not what, but who. You were the one! Do you think that after seducing me for weeks, basically making me addicted to your presence in my life, you can just leave without taking any responsibility? What am I supposed to do now?"

"But you were the one who started it. With your anger and hatred towards me. With your desire for my blood." He tilted his head. "Is that why you don't want me to go? Because of my blood?"

"Who cares about your damn blood? I don't need it to survive! The blood of my kind is much better than that of humans or animals. I only drink yours because your father made me drink it for two decades! I've gotten used to its taste. I became addicted to it!"

"So it is because of my blood..."

"God damn it, no! I can drink any blood I want! I will drink from anyone I want."

"See? You don't need me at all. You can drink from anyone..."

"I don't want anyone but you!" I shouted. "I don't want to be with anyone but you! I won't drink anyone else's blood and I won't let anyone else drink mine."

Suddenly I lost control and pulled him into a passionate kiss. When I wasn't satisfied, I pulled him after me, deep into the garden, before pinning him on the grass and sucking on his lips. My tongue slipped past them into the hot wetness and I tasted him thoroughly. I licked everything inside as if to mark him. My hands began to run over his body, annoyed by the clothes but deciding to leave them in place.

"Damn it, Wang Haoxuan! I'm not just addicted to your blood. I am addicted to you!" I groaned before claiming his lips again. But somehow tonight I couldn't get enough of them, no matter how long and passionately I kissed him.

He let out sweet moans between kisses. He grabbed my shoulders and held on to them. He tried to say something, but I wouldn't let him. My mind was clouded, all I could think about was kissing him, feeling him, tasting him. Until his hips suddenly lifted off the floor and he let out a deep moan that I knew all too well.

"Did you just...?" I couldn't believe it.

"Idiot..." He panted. "You were rubbing yourself on me like crazy."

"Did I...?" I quickly rolled off him. When I saw him get up, I frowned. "Where are you going?"

"Where do you think?" He pointed to his pants and walked away. I watched him until I couldn't see him anymore. Then I leaned back into the grass and looked up at the sky.

'There was the answer to his question. Stop kidding yourself and be honest for once! You love him!'

"Shit..." I cursed as the realization hit me and closed my eyes.

Haoxuan's POV

I didn't know what to make of it. Did he have feelings for me or was he just playing around? He said he didn't want me to go, but he didn't give me an answer about his feelings.

I think he did. I was sure that he had feelings for me. There was no way he would do all these things to me if he didn't. His touches and kisses changed from the beginning. They were softer and more passionate than before. While he was quite rough in the beginning, he still was every now and then, but most of the time he was so gentle and careful....

"Argh!" I ruffled my hair. It was confusing and irritating. All I needed was for him to tell me how he felt. I didn't want to trust my gut alone because I was afraid it would only tell me what I wanted to hear. I wanted him to love me because I loved him.

I wasn't a person who fell in love quickly. Honestly, I never saw myself falling in love. But it happened, and even though it was an unfamiliar feeling, I liked it. I loved spending time with him and talking to him. He wasn't as difficult to be with as I originally thought. He was... gentler and more easy-going than I thought. Except for Xiao Zhan, I was always alone. I didn't have anyone I could trust or get along with. My past affairs didn't count because they were only temporary.

I stopped running.

I knew I would leave here one day, and honestly, I didn't mind. I would miss my best friend for sure, but he was a vampire. I didn't want him to see me grow old and then be sad about my death. Now Xiao Zhan had found his family, his real family, a home where he really belonged. He will never be alone again.

"What kind of messed up logic is this?" I wondered. I didn't mind leaving because I didn't want Xiao Zhan to get hurt when I got older, but I wanted Ji Yang to come with me so we could spend more time together. Ji Yang said he liked my world, but he didn't want to go back because of my father. I understood that. I thought so, too. Once I left, I definitely wouldn't stay as far away from him as possible. But... I didn't want to be alone.

"Why can't you just stay with me..." I sighed. This new side of me, being in love with someone, was something I would have to get used to. I thought about him all the time, so how could I live peacefully in my world? How could I survive when I longed for him so much?

"Great, Wang Haoxuan. When did you become so melodramatic? It seems that he is not the only one who has changed." I rolled my eyes and quickly went to my room to change my clothes. I wasn't even embarrassed anymore.

When I was done, I left the palace and made my way back to Ji Yang with a smile.

"It looks like you are enjoying your time here." I froze when I heard a familiar voice. The voice of someone I knew was impossible to be here, to be in this world. Was I losing my mind already?

"Of course you are. You are among your own kind. I can imagine what it feels like."

Slowly I turned around. I didn't dare breathe, trying not to freak out and hallucinate my worst nightmare. Only it wasn't a hallucination. As soon as I turned around, I saw him. Standing not far from me was my father and the smile on his face made my blood run cold.

"Why are you so surprised? Don't you miss me? Aren't you glad to see me?" He took a few steps forward. "Or maybe you realize now what a big mistake you made by letting him go?"

Staring at him was all I could do.

"Look at that. You didn't even deny releasing him." His eyes twitched, telling me he was angry.

"How dare you?" He gritted his teeth. "Didn't I tell you to stay out of that cellar? Did you think just because I haven't been home for a while that you could rebel against me?"

I felt my body start to shake. It was strange that being in a world full of vampires didn't scare me half as much as confronting my father.

"I'm..." I pressed my lips together to stop myself from apologizing. I hadn't done anything wrong.

"Now you don't even want to apologize. It seems like you don't respect me at all anymore. Have you forgotten what happens when you disrespect or disobey me?" A simple touch on his belt made me shiver uncontrollably.

"Since you are here, it seems you already know the truth." He smiled. "It is true, you are one of them. And soon I will be too."

"You are... crazy." I stuttered and he narrowed his eyes.

"Although I am not your biological father, I raised you so you better have more respect for me."

"R-respect? Respect for what? You abused me all my life!"

"Abused? Ridiculous. I raised you, I educated you. You were the one who misbehaved from the moment you killed your own mother. You killed the love of my life, Haoxuan."

"The love of your life? If you loved her so much, why did you do what you did?"

"What exactly?" He smiled.

"You know exactly what I mean! How could you do that to her?"

"I tried to save her! But you destroyed my plan by killing her! The harsh training you received was also a punishment for the sin you committed."

"You committed the crimes, not me."

"You know nothing, Haoxuan. But it's okay, I'll teach you everything slowly. But first, I need something. Something I deserve after going through so much pain."

"You've lost your mind." I shook my head. "You won't get anything."

"Oh yes, I will. And you will help me."

"I can't. And even if I could, I would never help you after what you have done. You don't deserve immortality. You deserve nothing but to go..." The slap hit me unexpectedly, but at least I managed to keep my balance. It fucking hurt!

"You little bastard." He growled, grabbing my shoulders. "I can't wait to teach you some manners and what it means to respect me. Where is your father?"

I glared at him. "You're right in front of me, asshole!"

Another slap, this time on the other cheek. I felt tears filling my eyes, but I refused to shed them.

"You wayward brat. You're lucky I didn't kill you. Now tell me, where is he?"

"He's not my father!" I shouted. "It's been you all along, you idiot!"

He pushed me to the ground and started kicking me. Even though it hurt like hell, I didn't cry. Instead, I laughed, catching him off guard.

"What's so funny?"

"He's not my father, you idiot." I laughed, ignoring the pain. "He's not old enough to sire children, and even if he were, artificial insemination doesn't work on vampires. You got it all wrong. I was never his child and I am not a vampire."

He looked shocked for a moment, but then he grinned. "Trying to protect him, huh? How touching. Only there is nothing to protect him from. He doesn't have to do anything but turn me into a damn vampire. After that, I will leave and you two can live happily ever after. Now tell me, where is he?"

I was surprised by my next words, but they felt good. "Fuck you!"

I knew I was making him angry, but I didn't care. I was indeed trying to protect Ji Yang, not that he needed it, but I also felt brave enough to tell him what I thought of him. It felt good and freeing.

He raised his foot and was about to kick me again when he suddenly disappeared and I found him groaning on the ground a few meters away.

"Haoxuan!" Ji Yang crouched down beside me, and although I was in pain, seeing his worried expression made my heart flutter.

"How did you...? No, don't answer. I understand." I groaned as he helped me up before we both turned to the man on the ground. Ji Yang's whole body went stiff as my father stood up and stared at us.

"There he is, my little runaway."

Ji Yang didn't react. "How did you get here?"

"Turn me!"

"How did you get here?" He growled. "Humans can't enter this world on their own. So how the hell did you get in?"

"I had a little help, not that it matters. Ji Yang, after all these years of being my guest, have you still not come to your senses?"

"I won't turn you. I will watch you grow old and then die a lonely death as an old man."

My father's eyes flashed with anger and I could see the wheels turning in his head as he tried to think of something. His eyes turned to me.

"Come here!" He ordered. I took only half a step forward before I forced myself to step back. Following his orders was a reflex I had forgotten I had, but I knew for sure I would never have to listen to him again.

"Wang Haoxuan!" He growled. "Get your ass over here!"

Ji Yang stepped in front of me, holding me behind his back. I could see how tense he was, and I could see his fangs glinting dangerously in the dim light.

"I won't let you hurt him ever again."

"How touching. He may be your son by blood, but I raised him. One of the things I taught him as he grew up was never to disobey me. He knows what will happen if he does. Haoxuan, come here at once! Before I..."

"You will do nothing!" Ji Yang bared his teeth. "I still can't believe how blind you are to not recognize your own son. Are you so desperate to be turned into a vampire that you are blind and deaf to everything else?"

"Nice try, but-"

"I don't care if you believe me or not. Your wife was already pregnant with Haoxuan when you experimented on her. Artificial insemination doesn't work with us. For a good reason, seeing how desperate some humans are to become one of us. No matter what you do, I won't turn you, nor will anyone else. The person who helped you get here is proof enough. He could have turned you, but he chose not to."

"Do you think I don't know that your blood works better? You are younger, and your blood is special. If you turn me, it will definitely work." Suddenly his eyes were fixed on me. "But I waited 20 years to become a vampire, I can wait another 5 years."

No matter what we said, he wouldn't believe it. To him, I will always be Ji Yang's son.

"How about you open your damn eyes and look at me! Can't you see the resemblance between us?" I hated to admit it, but it was true. Although I didn't look exactly like him, the features were there.

He was staring at me, watching me, observing me. I didn't feel comfortable with the way he was staring at me, and neither did Ji Yang.

"Keep your filthy eyes off him!" He shouted and was about to attack him. I sensed him seconds before he was about to move, so I quickly stood in front of him and stopped him.

"Out of my way, Haoxuan. I will teach him a lesson. One that is long overdue!"

"No!" I shouted at him. "He is a monster, yes. He doesn't deserve to live unpunished. But if you attack him now, you won't be able to stop. Don't even try to deny it, I know you far too well."

His body shook, but he stopped any attempt to push me aside. His eyes, which had glared at my father only seconds ago, shifted to me, the anger in them evident, but there was something else. A gentleness that told me Ji Yang wouldn't act anymore.

"He deserves a painful death for what he did to you." He growled and I smiled.

"For what he did to me?"

"What else? I want him dead. I want to torture him and then let him die slowly in the most painful way there is."

'He used to take revenge for himself. Now he does it for me.'

"I think the best punishment for him is to die without ever achieving what he so desperately wanted," I told him. "He will die as a human, knowing that immortality exists, but he couldn't get it no matter what he did."

"But..."

"Killing him would be against the law. You are not one to break the law, Ji Yang." I stroked his cheeks. "You are a law-abiding vampire."

His eyes softened. "But he..."

I pressed my lips gently against his to silence him. Through that one small and soft kiss, I felt his whole body stop shaking, he instantly relaxed.

"Even though he is a monster, he is still my father. Even though I hate him, I don't want you to break the law for someone as insignificant as him. He can be punished in the human world for everything he has done, don't let someone like him destroy your future."

"You're doing it again..." He murmured against my lips, his voice now soft and gentle. The anger was gone.

"What am I doing?" I smiled at him, but the smile soon vanished from my face as I heard two loud, deafening bangs, while at the same time, the pain set in. My eyes snapped open and I felt a strong, sharp pain coming from my back that quickly spread throughout my entire body. My legs gave out and I would have fallen down if Ji Yang had not caught me.

He looked just as shocked as I did, no, he looked even more horrified. Even as a human, I could smell the sudden smell of blood and felt immense pain, the only possibility was that it was mine. I wanted to look back, I wanted to look at my father, wanted to see what he had done, but I couldn't. I didn't want the last face I saw before I died to be his. And I was going to die, I could feel it.

"It...hurts..."

There was a loud animal-like sound, but it didn't come from Ji Yang. He was still holding me, staring at me with a pale face, horror in his expression. The roar continued and then I heard my best friend's voice.

"Let me go, I will kill him! I will kill him!"

"No, Xiao Zhan, you will not! Yibo, take him away!" It was the queen's voice, she sounded panicked.

"I will kill him!!" Xiao Zhan continued to scream, and I heard Yibo's grunts as he seemed to be trying to follow the Queen's orders. But in the midst of it all, I heard a laugh.

"You have no choice now." My father laughed hysterically. No, that wasn't my father anymore. He had hurt me by thinking I was someone else's son, so even though I didn't agree with how he treated another human being, I could maybe understand that he didn't show me any love. But now? Now he knew whose son I was and still did what he did. Or maybe he didn't believe what we were trying to tell him. Maybe he was so blinded by his greed that he didn't want to acknowledge the fact that I was his son.

I heard my friend roar, and even though I couldn't see him, I could imagine Yibo trying to make sure he wouldn't kill. But I was worried about Xiao Zhan. He sounded... angry. He wasn't just angry, the way he was shouting and the amount of power he seemed to be using to make it difficult for Yibo to keep him close meant that he was really angry.

"Take him to the dungeons!" The Queen roared, and I heard my father's screams as he tried to free himself. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the Queen's face. She looked shocked, angry, and deeply worried.

"Haoxuan, everything will be fine." She assured me.

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan's screams stopped and I heard him choking. I was worried, but no matter what, I couldn't and wouldn't take my eyes off Ji Yang, who ignored what was happening around him, his eyes wide open as he stared at me in shock. He still held me tightly and although I could feel myself growing colder by the minute, a warm fire deep inside me kept me warm. A fire that Ji Yang ignited weeks ago, a fire that wouldn't go out as long as I was with him.

"Xiao Zhan! Xiao Zhan!" Yibo panicked.

"Take him inside! Now!" The King roared, and the sound of Yibo calling for my friend faded as he seemed to run into the palace

Suddenly, Ji Yang hissed at the Queen as she tried to reach for me. He held me tightly against his chest and glared at her.

"Don't touch him!" He snarled, showing his fangs.

"We have to get him inside. We called the doctor."

"It won't work! It won't work." My fathers laughed loudly and the Queen turned around.

"Why is he still here? Throw him in the dungeon!!" She screamed. "He's just a..."

She snapped back at me in horror. "Don't, Haoxuan. Don't you dare die!"

I smiled. At least I think I smiled. I wasn't so sure because I couldn't move much. I could barely keep my eyes open. Damn, I was tired. Had I ever been this tired before? I doubt it. Even after Ji Yang finished with me after a very long night, I never felt this tired.

'Ji Yang....' I was going to miss him. Damn it. Why now? I was sure that I had made him fall for me. I was sure that he would follow me to the human world. I was sure that we would be together. I really thought I could spend a few more years with him. Why did this have to happen?

"No, no." Ji Yang hugged me even tighter.

I was sure that he loved me. I wanted him to say it. I wanted to hear it at least once before I left.

Oh, no. I am too tired. I tried to open my mouth to say something, but my body wouldn't listen to my command.

"Haoxuan...don't..." Ji Yang shook his head and even though he was about to lose consciousness, I saw him crying. The pain I felt when I saw him crying was more painful than the pain from the wounds on my back.

I had never seen him cry before and it broke my heart. I didn't want to leave him alone. I could see that he would suffer because of my death. I felt guilty and so sorry. I let him fall in love with me only to hurt him by dying. He would suffer, but I sincerely hoped that one day there would be someone else who would bring him out of his grief. I hoped that someone would love him as much as I did.

I wanted to stay awake, but I couldn't. I felt my heart, which had been beating so erratically before, slowly calm down as I closed my eyes.

"SONG JI YANG!!"

to be continue ...

So much happened..... 

In my opinion, Ji Yang  he knew all along but didn't want to admit that he fell in love. 

As for Haoxuan... he sure knows how to provoke and have his way. I almost pitied Ji Yang. But only almost ^^

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