Alluring Charm
"You might be disgusted by the sight of this blood. But not for me. I actually can't live without drinking blood on a full moon, like now. I'm not an ordinary human anymore. I'm a werewolf. A werewolf who can kill you at any time, Gabrio." Stevan chuckled. He put the empty glass back on the table, then looked at his personal guard.
Gabrio immediately burst into tears. "I am willing to lay down my life if that is your wish, Prince."
Stevan held his hand very tightly. He immediately turned his gaze in another direction. "Go! I don't want to see your stupid face!" Without saying a word, Gabrio left the crown prince's room.
After the door to his room closed, Stevan took a deep breath as his gaze looked up. He didn't feel tears dripping down his cheeks. Memories of twenty years ago invaded his mind again, and his world changed. The palace's biggest secret that only the King, Queen, and the crown prince's personal bodyguards knew was that the crown prince had not been human since twenty years ago.
"In reality, I am a werewolf hiding in the palace." His body started to feel very sore. Feathers began to appear on his skin. Over time, his body turned into a werewolf.
Jennifer looked at her reflection in the mirror. "Laura! Let's go!" she shouted from inside her bedroom.
"I'm in front of your room!" Laura answered while leaning against the wall.
Jennifer's bedroom door opened. "Wow, are you ready?"
"Come on, hurry down! We're going to be late." Laura immediately grabbed her friend's hand and went downstairs. Since last night, she has been staying at Jennifer's house. She wasn't ready to go home, even though she already knew that the man with whom she was betrothed was Reynold.
Fifteen minutes later, Jennifer's car arrived at the campus parking lot. Laura immediately opened the door and got out of the car. However, her gaze immediately fell on the blue luxury car that had just arrived. "Isn't that Reynold?" Laura grumbled, still staring at the car parked not far from Jennifer's car. The atmosphere around her suddenly became lively. Many female students gathered just to see the campus idol. "I can't imagine how they would react if they found out that Reynold was my future fiance," she continued in a low voice.
"As long as you have a handsome face, money, and power, nothing is difficult in this world. He just has to choose which woman he wants. Look! Even the most beautiful women on campus have lined up to say hello to Reynold," said Jennifer, who was already there beside Laura.
Laura took a deep breath. "You're right. Come on!" She deliberately covered her face with a bag so that Reynold wouldn't know. She continued walking towards the economics faculty building.
At that moment, Stevan just got out of his car. He stood beside the car, closing his eyes. He could smell the intoxicating aroma around him. "I really like this body scent," he said to himself. He opened his eyes again, then looked for the source of the aroma. Now his gaze was immediately focused on Laura's figure, who was walking closer to him. "It turned out to be her." He immediately turned his gaze in another direction.
"Laura!" Reynold called when he realized Laura had just passed him.
Laura, who heard Reynold's voice, immediately panicked. "Oh, shit. Why does he know me?" she muttered softly. When her gaze looked forward, she saw Stevan walking towards the back of the lecturer's room. "Mr. Stevan!" she called in a loud voice, making the owner of the name stop in his tracks. Laura immediately rushed over to Stevan, who was now turning towards her.
"Eh, Laura! Where are you going?" shouted a confused Jennifer.
Now Laura was standing in front of Stevan, slightly out of breath. "Help me," she said pleadingly.
"What do you mean?" Stefan didn't understand.
Reynold slowed his steps when he saw Laura talking to the lecturer. He didn't care about the gazes of the women around him. He just wanted to greet his future fiancee, who looked very beautiful this morning—the only woman who had managed to capture his heart.
"Please, help me avoid the man behind me," said Laura in a whisper.
Stevan immediately understood when he saw Reynold walking towards Laura. "Laura, come with me to the lecturer's room! You have ruined my mood this morning! I will punish you!" Stevan snapped, making Laura gape in surprise.
Stevan started walking, but Laura still stayed where she was. Stevan, who realized that the woman was not following him, immediately stopped in his tracks and looked back. "Why are you silent? Are you deaf?" he snapped again in a loud voice.
Laura immediately rushed over to Stevan. The two of them walked together. "Woahh, why does he look like a hungry wolf? His face is really scary," she grumbled softly as she continued to follow her lecturer's steps.
"Don't call me carelessly," said Stevan, who heard Laura's words.
"Opps, sorry," replied Laura, and then she didn't dare make another sound.
Reynold, who saw Laura leaving, could only sigh. "I hope she's okay," he said, a little worried.
Laura continued to follow Stevan's steps while lowering her face to the point that she didn't realize that the man's steps had stopped, causing her to bump into the man's back. "Jeez! Why did you stop suddenly?"
Stevan turned his body to face Laura. "You're so brave with me, aren't you?"
"Why don't I dare? After all, we are both humans. It's just that Mr. Stevan is much older than me," answered Laura quickly. Now she looked around. She just realized that she was now in a fairly quiet warehouse.
Stevan stared at Laura's face quite intensely. Slowly, he started to get closer, making Laura take a step back. "Oh, yeah? Are you sure you're not afraid of me?"
Laura continued to take steps backwards until her back was against the wall. "What do you want to do?"
Stevan smiled when he saw Laura starting to get restless. Now the distance between him and that woman was so close. He deliberately placed his right hand on the wall. "What if I'm not human?" he whispered in Laura's ear.
Laura felt Stevan's warm breath touch her skin. The masculine smell of the man's body was so overwhelming that it made her addicted. "If you're not human, so am I. I'm a vampire ready to bite you right now!"
Hearing this, Stevan spontaneously moved his body away from Laura. "What did you say?"
When Laura saw Stevan walking away from her, she immediately used it to run away. "I'm kidding! Bye bye…." She smiled mockingly, then ran out of the warehouse.
Stevan didn't think that he was being tricked by Laura. "Oh shit! Wait for my revenge, Laura!"