Chapter 17: A Substitute Family
Alice returned to her family’s mansion. The maids, trembling, rushed to help her remove her outer garments. They knew their second miss’s temper, and they also knew her identity as a vampire.
“That was a rather unpleasant conversation…”
Alice muttered to herself. None of the maids dared to interrupt. She entered her room and pulled the covers off the bed, revealing a tightly bound Isabelle.
“Mmm!!!”
“Really, so noisy the moment I get back…”
Alice reached out and unfastened the restraints behind Isabelle’s head. Isabelle, relieved, spat out the gag, taking a deep breath of fresh air. Looking at Alice, her face lit up.
“Alice~ You’re back! But didn’t I tell you? It’s dangerous outside, don’t leave so easily!”
“So that’s the first thing you want to say to me…”
“You’re my family, I have to be responsible for your safety. I love you…!”
Isabelle struggled violently as she spoke, but the leather straps were too strong. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t break free, and her struggles only made her more uncomfortable.
“My dear sister, could you please release me first? Why did you tie me up like this?!”
“I find your current appearance quite pleasing to the eye. You’re quite cute when you can’t move…”
“No, I have to stop you! You can’t go to the church again! The Divine Punishment Army gathered there a few days ago!”
“You investigated me…”
Alice’s eyes turned crimson upon hearing Isabelle’s words. Isabelle realized she had misspoken and looked away.
“I… I did it for your own good. After all, you’re my sister, so I…”
Before Isabelle could finish, she felt her clothes being torn from her back, her bare shoulder exposed to Alice’s crimson eyes. A sharp pain shot through her shoulder as she was embraced, and she could feel her blood draining away.
“Ali… Alice… it’s okay, it’s alright…”
Isabelle tried to turn her head and caress Alice’s cheek, but a hand covered her eyes, preventing her from moving. She initially thought Alice’s bloodlust had acted up, but after several minutes, Alice showed no signs of stopping. Her blood continued to flow.
“Ugh… Alice, I can’t… Stop…”
Isabelle finally couldn’t bear it anymore and let out a soft plea. But Alice didn’t stop. Faced with such a forceful Alice, Isabelle seemed to relax completely. The massive blood loss made her weak and limp.
“Dying in my sister’s arms doesn’t seem so bad… at least I can see her this way…”
Isabelle closed her eyes, but as soon as she stopped resisting, Alice stopped as well. She licked the wound on Isabelle’s shoulder, stopping the bleeding, then tossed her back onto the bed, ignoring her weakened state.
“See? Don’t consider me your family. You’re nothing but a dispensable blood bag to me…”
“If… if that’s the case, at least you… acknowledge me…”
“You self-righteous fool, I don’t need your twisted concern.”
Alice wiped the blood from her lips expressionlessly. It was still tasteless, nothing like the delicious peach-flavored blood. But thanks to this blood, her bloodlust was temporarily sated.
“Don’t investigate me again. This is your final warning…”
“No, what if you go somewhere dangerous—Mmm!!”
Before Isabelle could finish, the gag was back in her mouth. Alice looked at Isabelle’s weakened state and disheveled clothes, a large expanse of skin exposed. After hesitating for a moment, she tidied Isabelle’s clothes. She didn’t want the maids to misunderstand when they came in later.
“That should be better…”
Meanwhile, back at the church, Luo Yuxi looked at the unexpected visitor, unsure how to react. Sybil, who had been reprimanded by Ling Shuang and kicked out of the church last time, was back.
“So what are you here for this time? Is your pet dead again and you need me to resurrect it…?”
Sybil looked at the fully clothed Luo Yuxi and scratched her head. She knew she had gone too far last time. If Ling Shuang hadn’t suddenly appeared, she would have become a lewd elf who had gotten what she wanted. But it wasn’t her fault, Luo Yuxi’s appearance was incredibly appealing, even to an elf.
“Hehe… I don’t have any other motive this time, I just wanted to give you this…”
Sybil wiped away non-existent drool. Although she claimed to have no ulterior motives, her restless hand told a different story. Luo Yuxi glared at the hand on her leg, not only stroking it back and forth, but also slowly moving upwards. Sybil continued to chuckle.
“This texture, this shape, hehe… these legs are so smooth, I could play with them for a year…”
“Uh, are you done touching? What’s the matter? If there’s nothing else, I have to go to the confessional…”
“There is! Of course there is!”
Seeing Luo Yuxi about to leave, Sybil quickly stopped what she was doing. Legs were nice, but she couldn’t be greedy. She took out a beautifully packaged invitation from her bag. Luo Yuxi looked at it, puzzled.
“Could this be a birthday invitation?”
“What? We elves don’t celebrate such boring holidays. After all, we have long lifespans~”
“Then what is this?”
Luo Yuxi looked curiously at the invitation, with its exquisite packaging, unique embossing, and a leaf radiating life force. Sybil, seeing her confusion, smirked and whispered in her ear,
“It’s our wedding invitation~”
“???”
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