Skylar's POV:
When a waiter served the food on the table, I smiled at Thomas hospitably and pushed the plates of
delicious food in front of him.
"Thomas, no need to be so formal, okay? You just saved my life."
As I spoke, I tried my best to smile as naturally as I could while casually pulling my sleeve down to
cover the mark on my wrist.
Truth be told, I was extremely nervous to be in the presence of another vampire.
What if Thomas found out my identity? I was just thankful that I was wearing a long-sleeved shirt
today.I sighed internally.
If I had worn something else, I would've been doomed.I wanted as much as possible to dissociate
myself from vampires.
My intuition told me that Thomas was a good guy.He was willing to help me after all, even going so far
as to save me from those bullies.
But all the same, he was still a vampire.
Vampires and werewolves were always at odds since time immemorial.I didn't even want to think about
what would happen if he found out my identity.
What if he recognized the hexagram mark on my wrist? Would he force me to come back to the
vampires’ territory? Despite my worries, there was also a trace of hope that sparked within my heart.I
almost wanted him to see the hexagram mark.
Maybe he knew about my origin.
Growing up an orphan, I had never known who my parents were.I wanted to know who I was and why
my parents abandoned me.But I just wanted to know these things to fill up the void in my heart.I
wanted nothing to do with vampires, let alone a noble clan.I had Jerome.
He was more than enough for me.
As fear and hope battled within me, I spent most of dinner silent and absent-minded.
"Please excuse me, I'm going to the bathroom,"
Thomas suddenly said, snapping me back to my reality.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, okay.Sure."
As soon as Thomas was out of earshot, Jerome and I looked at each other.
"Skylar, I know that Thomas is a vampire, but the mark on his wrist is different from yours," Jerome said
in a low voice.
"His is lightning.You two probably come from different clans.But I don't understand why Thomas
approached you.Honey, I suspect that he might have ulterior motives."
I gnawed on my lower lip, at a loss.
"I don't know what he wants, but when I was dealing with the robbers earlier, he saw me using my
special power.So he probably thinks I'm a vampire."
"What?!"
Jerome practically jumped to his feet in shock.I quickly pulled him back to his seat and took his hand to
calm him down.
"Don't worry, Jerome.A vampire's sense of smell isn't as sensitive as a werewolf's.He won't be able to
pick up on my scent.Even if he knows that I carry a vampire bloodline, he won't know that I'm a
werewolf-vampire hybrid."
"Oh, okay."
Jerome sighed heavily.
"But you still need to be careful, honey.Vampires are extremely cunning creatures." I nodded.
Just then, Thomas came back from the bathroom.
Jerome and I lowered our heads and continued to eat, pretending as though nothing had happened.
On the surface, the atmosphere over dinner seemed light and merry.
Jerome and Thomas talked and laughed like old friends.
I, on the other hand, felt stiff and nervous, not daring to relax.
Finally, when dinner was over, I felt relieved.I grabbed Jerome's hand and stood up, itching to go
home.I didn't want to stay here a second longer.
To my surprise, Thomas asked, "Where do you guys live? I drove here.Let me drive you home as a
thank you for dinner."
I shook my head vehemently.
"Thanks for the offer, but we don't want to inconvenience you."
"We live really near,"
Jerome added, echoing my sentiments.
"It doesn't matter.I have nothing else to do anyway.Let me drive you back!"
Thomas insisted with a big smile.
Jerome and I exchanged wary glances.
We found ourselves unable to refuse Thomas, so we ended up climbing into his shiny, red sports car.
Thomas drove us all the way back to our villa.
When we got out of the car, Thomas waved at us.
"Hey, I'm staying at No.25 Sunset Avenue now.You should come visit me any time! By the way, can I
have your phone numbers?"
Thomas looked at us eagerly, like an excitable child.
Jerome and I still couldn't find a way to say no, so Jerome exchanged phone numbers with him.
"Have a good night! Bye!"
I waved at Thomas, watching as the red sports car zoomed into the distance.
Jerome's POV:
I was worried about Skylar.
When we retired to our bedroom, I asked Skylar to get ready for bed so that she could rest.
"Honey, I still feel anxious about what happened to you today.I promise I'll never leave you alone ever
again."
I took Skylar's hand and looked into her eyes seriously.
"Don't worry.I'll be fine.I can protect myself with my special power," Skylar replied with a shrug.
I shook my head.
"Although Rube Island isn't werewolves’ territory, it'd be best if you didn’t expose your special
power.We don't want to attract unwanted attention, Skylar."
"Okay, you're right." Skylar smiled at me sheepishly.
Upon glancing outside the window, I saw that it was getting dark.
"Honey, it's getting late.Go to bed early.I don't want you to tire yourself out, especially after everything
that happened today."
I sat down on the edge of the bed, reaching out to touch Skylar’s round belly gently.
Skylar stuck out her tongue like a spoiled child.
"Fine.But I need to call Jennifer first to tell her that I met a vampire."
As Skylar spoke, she was already pulling out her phone and dialing Jennifer's number.
When the call connected, she relayed everything about Thomas to Jennifer.
"What should I do, Jennifer?" Skylar asked with a frown.
She put the call on speaker for me to listen.
"Jerome's sitting next to me."
"If he hasn't shown any hostility, just keep a distance from him for the time being."
Apparently, Jennifer shared the same sentiment as me.
"L agree, but Jennifer...I still want to know about where I came from.I want to know why my parents
abandoned me."
Skylar's voice was barely above a whisper.
Jennifer kept silent for a long time before saying, "Don't worry, Skylar.Anthony and Daniel recognized
the mark on your wrist as that of the Dracula Clan.I'll ask Anthony to investigate their clan and see if he
can find answers about your origin."
I didn't know that Skylar wanted to know about her origin, but on second thought, I realized I was the
one who had been so blind.
Skylar was a sentimental girl.
Of course she wanted to know about her real identity.
She might've said otherwise, but I should've known that she just didn't want me to worry about her.I
couldn't help but regret not having realized this sooner.
When they ended the call, I wrapped my arms around Skylar and pulled her close.
"I'm sorry, Skylar.I wasn't considerate of your feelings.You must have been confused about where you
came from, right? You have given up so much just to be with me."
"Don't say sorry, Jerome." Skylar shifted in my arms to gaze into my eyes.
"Actually, I don't care if I'm a vampire or not.I just want to know who my parents are and why they
abandoned me."
Skylar's fragile words made my heart ache.I hurried to comfort her.
"Don't talk like that.Honey, maybe there's more to the story.Maybe they didn't want to abandon
you.After all, who would be willing to part with an angel like you?"
"Thank you, honey." Skylar hugged me and sighed.
"I'm so glad I met you.Without you, I would've become the loneliest girl in the entire world."
Skylar's words moved me, making me feel nice and warm all over.I kissed her forehead and swore to
myself that I would protect my angel for the rest of my life.
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