Chapter 2: Target

"Elisse." A hoarse voice called out Elisse, Ha Na's best friend, as she turned around to see an attractive man approaching him. He was wearing a tuxedo just like any other men inside this room.

How did such man even exist? Elisse thought, giggling.

"You s-sure is attractive." She slurred and hiccupped between words.

The attractive man's next move startled the woman for a bit moment as he wrapped his arms around her waist, a smirk played on his delicious lips. Elisse's breathing was caught up back to her throat as she felt him breathing heavily on her neck. She tried to resist him but he's way too strong even for someone like her. Her eyes widened as she realized what situation she has gotten into.

"You sure are a one attractive vampire as well." he whispered making her slightly shiver.

Elisse knew that the man wasn't just any ordinary stranger. Her eyes protruded as she looked around to see that she's already in a garden just outside the mansion. She didn't even notice that she was already brought there.

"You s-sure are fast." she stuttered, a bit anxiety started to flow all over her body. She was wrecking nervous.

This man couldn't be? She mentally prayed he isn't. His arm didn't even leave her waist with her struggling to get out of the tight grip.

"Don't move if you don't want to get hurt." his statement seemed like a threat but was spoken in a soft way.

"Get off of me." she hissed in an attempt to fight off his strength but she got it wrong, she failed again.

The more she tried to fight off, the more his arms around her tightened.

A shriek pain suddenly left her mouth, screaming and trying to jerk off the man who was hugging her to death, probably going to crush her bones soon. She was right. The man was no ordinary stranger but a vampire. Not just a vampire but a Duke, the second lead after the King.

Suddenly, she felt her knees get weakened as darkness takes over her sight.

It was just like everything happened in just a blink of an eye that Elisse woke up with a slight dizziness and opened her eyes. She giggled over her absurd dream and felt relieved that it was just a dream. But then the surroundings felt so unfamiliar to her, blinking in a way to get a clear view.

"What am I doing here?" She gasped, covering her mouth and eyes widened.

"You're awake." A familiar voice spoke. It the same hoarse voice she heard from her dream. She turned around to see the man again making her expression fell.

The same smirk plastered on his face. "I guess you found out that I'm not just a normal vampire."

"Oh it's because you're an attractive vampire, I must say." She replied sarcastically trying to show some braveness in her.

He just chuckled, putting down a glass of blood on the table in front of her.

"Cheers?" he smirked as he lifted up his glass before sitting down across the table. He did not say anything but drank the glass while looking at Elisse as if observing his prey.

As he gulped down another sip of blood with his Adam's apple bulging up and down, Elisse felt irritated already.

"Aren't you going to say anything?" She tried to break down the silence.

He looked at her intensely, and the conversation went silence again making her groaned, rolling her eyes.

"Min Ha Na." The way he delivered those words were rather slow, dragging the words along with his voice.

Then Elisse suddenly remembered Ha Na. She is still in the ballroom. He couldn't have-

"You didn't do anything to her, right?" She shuddered, eyes widened. Hoping that Ha Na is safe and sound.

"No..." he bit his lips, curving upward, and slowly making contact with her eyes, "...t yet."

Elisse clenched her fist as she watched him in horror. Tears threatened her eyes as she remembered something about Dukes.

Dukes are known to be vicious and terror. They're known for their monstrous tyranny as well. Humans bitten by them struggles and suffers for a long time. If they target you and captivate there nose with your smell, you should definitely pray already. They will surely keep you in a long time, never surpassed in the darkness, you will not experience light itself for a long time...and forever, you will just be a blood slave to them. That's how vicious those monsters are and Elisse, too, is afraid of them.

"Are you that afraid of me hurting your Ha Na?" he said emphasizing the word 'afraid', his voice suddenly softened for a moment there. But then it changed when he suddenly said. "Don't worry. I won't hurt her personally."

There was a pause, a chuckle escaped his sinful lips. "Instead, you will be the one to do it for me."

Her head snapped at him, too shock to even respond.

"Tonight, you spent the night with a Duke." he smiled smugly, looking directly into her eyes. "You know what that means right?"

Her heart dropped down to the ground, tears formed at the thought of being his-

"That means you are my next target."

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After what the random stranger said to Ha Na, he immediately and cooly walked out of Ha Na’s sight. It startled and bewildered her internally knowing the stranger just said a bit, and then walked off the next second.

Sighing heavily, She instead went out to look for Elisse but the woman was nowhere to be found making her groan on her way to the crowd.

Where is that woman now? She asked, rolling her eyes.

Suddenly, a woman who's the same age as Ha Na approached out of nowhere causing her to jump on her place.

"Are you Min Ha Na?" The woman bluntly asked, and Ha Na nodded her head in confusion.

"Here." She mumbled as she passed an envelope to Ha Na before walking pass beside her.

What is this? Ha Na’s brows knitted together, baffled. She opened the envelope and saw a paper inside, seeing that it's a letter. A letter from...Min Yoongi. Her eyes widened, and looked around before going back to the balcony she was in a while ago. She leaned on her back as she read the letter.

LOOK BELOW YOU

That was the only words written on there. She turned around and looked just as she was told. Just then, she saw a figure standing and noticed it waving.

It was him. Her Yoongi.

Ha Na waved back as he smiled at her and waved back again. This time, he did it cheerfully with a smile on his face. Then he signalled something, making her confused before he ran off out of her sight.

Feeling her heart in distress, she started looking for him in the garden below but he was nowhere to be seen. She turned around to see him standing in front of her already, making me astonished. She growled at him but he just chuckled and gave her his gummy smile.

"You look beautiful." Yoongi said with a sweet and warm smile.

Ha Na looked at him from head to toe. He was wearing all black suit with a glittered black blazer and his black hair was brushed neatly, covering his forehead. He looked attractive, simple, clean and beautiful. Just like how I like it.

"You're not that bad as well, Min Yoongi." She replied teasingly making him groaned.

"Just kidding, you looked perfect." She giggled, taking back her words with honesty making him smile wider that his eyes could barely be seen.

His arms wrapped around her waist, and swaying her along with him. As if something was going on but couldn’t be point out. Yoongi just felt restless.

"Is something wrong?" Ha Na asked in worry and wrapped her arms around his neck, looking at him in the eyes.

He leaned in, snuggling on her neck, and she could feel his hot breath on the side of her neck before saying.

"Nothing." A sigh left his mouth. "Why do I feel like you'll be taken away from me?"