William couldn’t reply immediately and just stared back at her awkwardly.If the Practitioner hadn’t attacked with such a dangerous element and put the life of Amelia at risk, he would have silenced him easily just now with a silver needle.Now, everyone has seen him for the practitioner that he is and it is no longer a secret.This was a reason he wanted to keep his distance from Amelia the first time.He had almost lost control just now because his first instinct was to protect her from harm at any cost and well, she was always too forward in trying to protect him always.“You!” Dale struggled to stand on his feet and his face was now pale from shock.He didn’t expect William to be a practitioner who would easily defeat the one he had come with.Jacob had always remained undefeated as nothing withstands his flame until today.This was too much for him to bear.He turned around to run for the exit when William stepped forward and fired the silver needle that was between his fingers.
Thirty Minutes Earlier…..“Almond, why do I feel that this call is important” William said after taking Almond Grey’s call in the hallway.“I don’t know, maybe I’m just worried silly. It’s Evelyn, we were supposed to have dinner tonight but she hasn’t shown up and my calls are not even going through. I was wondering if she happens to be with you” There was concern in Almond’s voice as he spoke and this made William’s heart quake, knowing the secrets she had hidden from her father.“She is supposed to be here with me Almond, I guess she is on her way or something” Even William wasn’t sure why Evelyn’s line wasn’t going through and why she was yet to arrive at the party.“That gives me peace, William. I won't bother you further” Almond hung up the call and inhaled.William turned around to return to the hall when he noticed a maidservant moving at the other end of the hallway.She looked normal, at least to anyone else but William, he could see the thick dark smoke whirling behind her l
Amelia hurried down the hallway until she arrived at her sister’s room.She pushed open the door and didn’t expect what she saw in the room.Her sister was struggling to use the wall as support as she coughed out blood and her face had also turned pale.But the most concerning was the maid in the room with her.She was stalking Ava with a kitchen knife and was going to stab her.When Amelia looked closer, she realized that Ava had been stabbed in the arm already and she was bleeding.“Stop!” She screamed at the top of her voice.The maid stopped at the very last second and tilted her head in Amelia’s direction.There was a sinister smirk at the corner of her lips and her eyes were clouded in darkness.Ava slid off the wall to the ground and continued to cough out black blood from her mouth.“What do you think you are doing?” Amelia asked, backing to the corner of the room.The maid laughed sinisterly and said, “It was always impossible to get closer to you because of his presence but
Several minutes had passed and William was sweating profusely as he was occupied with poking and removing his silver needle from one point in her body to another.The Dark Moon venom was a toxin more complex to deal with than the whispering mist of death and his master had spent a year in getting him to learn the perfect way to get rid of this.This was why William knew that only one person could be saved.He never predicted that the Alchemist would be able to refine such a toxin with a complex process and this made him curious about the face behind it.Why do the toxins appear familiar?The perfection of their refinement was also questionable.He must have met this person before but she didn’t seem to recognize him from somewhere.Maybe he was just overthinking about this.William pulled out the last silver needle from Ava’s neck and the blood that trickled out was red.This made him exhale and wipe the sweat on his forehead.He arranged his silver needle back in the box and approach
Meanwhile at William’s Villa…..The Environment was serene and quiet that night except for the chirping noise from birds in the woods and the crickets that danced around.Outside the mansion were the two security guards who stood on high alert at the entrance with heavy rifles in their possession.They did not even communicate until they noticed a figure approaching from the darkness that was far ahead.This made the two stare at each other before raising their rifles in the direction.“Identify yourself. This is private property”They took steps forward and were ready for any sudden movement.When the figure came into the illumination of the entrance, they now saw his face clearly as a tattooed-faced person.The tattoo was that of a skull that covered his face but he was dressed in a classy red suit.That which mattered the most was the shotgun he was carrying behind him.Before the men could even act, a sharp metal out of nowhere cut through the air with a narrow noise and slit off
Anna's heart pounded wildly and she tasted blood in her mouth when the tattooed-faced man grabbed her by the collar and made to hit her again but an authoritative feminine voice echoed from the side."Stop!"He paused abruptly and his head tilted to the side.The armed men in the room also turned with him to see the figure approaching from the main hallway with two 6'9 macho following closely behind her with sub-machine guns in their possession.When she stepped into the light, her naturally beautiful face was revealed to also be tattooed but it was that of a yellow butterfly with the colorful wings spread across her puffy cheeks."You killed the last of your five girlfriends and the sixth in forever impaled to a wheelchair. Well, I don't blame you because they knew what they were getting into but this woman is no girlfriend of yours to abuse, let go of her, now" The woman's voice was low and calm but Anna could tell she was the main person in the room because of how respectful the ar
It was very late into the night when Tracy Wilson arrived at the Wilson’s Villa and went straight into the living room with a tired expression.She was surprised to see her mother still awake but there was someone else with her.“Peter, is that you?”Her brother quickly ran into her embrace and wasn’t ready to let go.Tracey cast a questioning gaze at her mother who quickly explained, “He wanted to surprise us all. He wanted to surprise you. Are you not happy to see him?”Tracey forced a smile, “Of course, I am just worried…The case is yet to be cleared totally. Uncle Timothy only helped to suppress the matter. They might have arrested you at the airport”Her Mother got closer and whispered, “You might not know but before Uncle Timothy lost his job, he pinned the murder on someone else and we were only waiting for the coast to be cleared before letting Peter return”Tracey frowned, “Why wasn’t I informed about this?”“Can you forget about this Sister? I am back and that is all that ma
William was dumbfounded after hearing Amelia's statement and his face became as red as a ripe fruit. She was really inviting him to her bedroom? At that tense moment where when he was processing her words, his phone buzzed loudly. “I’ll just turn this off” William took the phone from his pocket but paused for a second, staring at the caller on the screen. It was Evelyn and it was also a video call. Strange was the word. Amelia noticed the look on his face and whispered, “It’s alright” She disengaged from him and moved to the balcony where she leaned with a smile still on her face. William exhaled and turned around before taking the call. Evelyn’s unmasked face appeared on the screen and he turned off his camera. “Where have you been? Did something happen?” His voice was distant. A smile curled at the corner of her lips, “Do you care for me now?” “Bullshit! ” “As much as I expected. I lost my device from running around but—something happened” She told him an