Chapter 31

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I don't know until when Victor will be keeping us in Lotus City. We were forced to sleep on our sleeping bags, on the flat ground, exposed, not inside of a tent.

I was there staring at the night sky among a sea of students.

They weren't even sleeping. Many of us wandered off around the city, not outside, since we couldn't get out. Some were being totally inconsiderate of the people who were actually sleeping by talking and giggling too loud.

Guards were everywhere, and we were basically trapped inside a defensive barrier that blanketed the city.

I cannot sleep in this situation, I cannot sleep with bunch of people around me at a park. My head felt like floating and I got dizzy.

I needed to get out of the place.

I got up and made sure that I didn't wake Hendery. He was fast asleep, maybe too tired from today's attack.

I skipped over his sleeping bag and a few other students' until I stepped on the sidewalk of the park.

All I could think of right now, was where should I start looking for the witch who blocked my mind.

The school's library would be a good start, or better, Victor's office. I have to look for clues inside his office. I needed to dig into my family files, and at the same time try to not trigger the protective curse of my own memory.

But how do I sneak out of the City? The guards would be easy to deal with. But the barrier, I would get fried if I went through it.

I finally got out of the park and now in the heart of the city, where the market was at.

I spotted Lucas, around the medical tent, running from one place to the other.

Why is he still working this late?

From a distant, I saw Jaemin and Renjun carrying a big bowl and sheets.

I approached them.

"What do you think you're doing??" I asked and it made them stop to look at me.

"Helping Lucas?" Renjun said.

"The vampires need blood and we are gonna find something for them in the woods."

I might have gone crazy just by hearing what Jaemin had said.

I looked around and he was right, the place was swarming with vampires, depressing looking vampires. Most of them were sitting on the ground so helplessly, barely keeping their eyes opened. They looked... worn out.

"Is Jennie around?" I immediately asked.

Both of them shared a puzzled look before turning back to me.

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