The bathroom door chose to open at that moment and Collette walked out, her face scrunched up in pain. Adair's cold eyes quickly melted, quickly getting replaced by a gentle and worried one. Then he rushed towards Collette. "What can I do to help?" He asked, standing beside her. "I just need some painkillers. Nothing serious." Collette smiled, trying to keep the pain off her voice. "I'll get it." Adair nodded, when the pungent smell of blood hit him. Blood? Was she injured? His eyes swept over her a number of times before he asked, "Did you cut yourself?" Collette froze, "No, I didn't. Why do you ask?" Adair looked up at her for a while and shook his head, "Nothing. I thought I smelt blood. I was wrong. I'll be right back with the painkillers."Before he walked out of the room, he threw a chilly glance towards Aster's direction. He had no idea who this girl was, but he'd let her off because she seemed to be Collette's only friend. And from what he heard when he stood outside

Adair helped Halsey into the elevator and as they waited get to their destination, he heard her mumbling something underneath her breath and paid rapt attention to hear it. "If only we had a house and TV as big as your friend's."He smiled calmly and looked ahead. He didn't know how to tell her they had a new apartment which was a number of times better than Iris' apartment. When the time comes, he was sure Collette would find the perfect away to explain it to Halsey. The elevator stopped and the door dinged open. When they walked past the reception again, Halsey glanced towards the receptionist only to see an unfamiliar face attending to people. They got into the car and Adair reached into his left pocket to take out a phone. He placed it on her legs and said, "I got you a phone."Halsey picked it up and admired it for a while before stating the obvious, "Did your friend get it for you?""Not exactly." Adair replied and ignited the car's engine. Halsey nodded, then went mute. Wh

Jordan's eyes dimmed when his eyes fell on the little boy who hid behind his extravagantly dressed mother."Are the poor always this presumptuous?" The woman asked with a mocking smile. "We're probably about to witness the unbelievable sight of someone crippling himself after being told to do so." Someone added from the crowd and the whole place erupted in laughter. Zane walked over to the first bodyguard who had been sent flying by a kick from Adair and pressed his boot on his right leg. He placed a finger on his lips and hushed the man, "On the count of three, I'm going to break this leg and you won't scream. Do you understand?"The bodyguard struggled to push him aside, but realized he had no strength left in his arms. He was horrified when he found himself nodding to Zane's words. Zane revealed his signature charming smile as he applied more pressure on the leg underneath his foot. He heard the crunchy sound of the man's bones breaking, then looked up to see the bodyguard's fa

Adair reached out just in time and blocked Halsey with his body. The bullet pierced his left shoulder and his eyes shot up to the building meters away from the playground.The assassin had his entire face covered. Hence, Adair could only see his brown eyes.Jordan and Zane sensed the situation quickly. Without wasting time, Zane jumped out of the car and rushed towards the skyscraper. Panic flashed in the eyes of the assassin as he packed his things and fled. "He's not a vampire." Jordan muttered, taking his eyes off the building. "Any building built by vampires in Crest Ville is built with mountain ash. He's way too agile to be a vampire." Adair nodded, dug his claws into his shoulder and dug out the bullet. He faced the steering wheel again and wound up. "I need to get new sets of clothes." "Sure. I'll take Halsey home and return the car." Adair stopped the car along the way and stepped down. He watched the car until it was out of sight. Then he turned and walked into a clothin

Adair opened the day to the house, but had to duck when he saw something flying towards his direction. "Mom!" The unmistakable voice of Collette sounded. Adair finally had a clear view of what was happening. Apparently, there was nothing really happening. His mother in-law just thought it was another day to bully him. "He's been gone for hours, Collette." Layla huffed angrily. "And I told you he took Halsey to a playground." Collette defended him. "But Halsey was brought back by a young man I've never met before. Although I will be really pleased if you end up with that young man since he looks really wealthy." Layla quickly stated the reason for her sudden dissatisfaction towards Adair. Collette scoffed. "Mother, you shouldn't go around saying things like that. What if he's married, or someone that doesn't like or family hears you and spreads your words?" "Regardless of what happens, I believe he'd be thrilled to chase after you. After all, how many men can say no to a face li