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00:11As a vampire, time should have meant nothing, but over 4,000 days of darkness is enough to drive even
00:18the most elegant noble man.
00:19My skin has turned a translucent pale from extreme bloodthirst. The silver suppresses most of my power, leaving me unable
00:27to move. Until I met her.
00:30Rumor had it that the Earl of Blackwood once had a lost daughter. After she disappeared, the Countess, overwhelmed by
00:37grief, adopted another girl to fill the void.
00:40Half a year ago, when the Blackwoods finally found their true heir, Evelyn, and sent someone to fetch her from
00:46the countryside.
00:47Their carriage stopped here for a brief moment. Her red eyes collided with mine, as I opened them in the
00:53darkness.
00:53Give me something to eat, or let me drain your blood.
00:58Evelyn handed over half a piece of black bread.
01:02You think I'm a beggar? I want what they have.
01:05I pointed at the roasted chicken in the coachman's hand nearby.
01:08I haven't entered the manor yet. The Blackwoods don't keep idle hands. This is my own ration.
01:15The Blackwood family was wealthy enough to rival nations.
01:18A few years ago, at a banquet in the Earl's Domain, I had seen the adopted daughter, Chloe.
01:24At that time, the Countess had wept publicly, lamenting her agonizing longing for her lost child.
01:31But now, the only food his biological daughter has is black bread.
01:35You are a lady! Have some dignity!
01:38The maid struck the black bread away harshly.
01:40Eating such filth brings shame to this house!
01:44This bumpiel isn't even fit to be Miss Chloe's cat!
01:47The Earl and Countess knew where she was three years ago. They didn't fetch her because she looked filthy.
01:51If not for a marriage alliance, who'd bother fetching an orphan from the stables?
01:55She reeks of mature. Even silk can't wash off the stench of the gutter.
01:59Evelyn clutched her sleeves tightly.
02:08Want to see them punished?
02:11Evelyn froze. The earth around the coffin exploded.
02:14Several vines with poisonous thorns burst from the ground, coiled around the ankles of the three servants.
02:21Shall I go faster?
02:23The vines spun wildly, and screams and wretching echoed across the wilderness.
02:28Evelyn's tears turned to laughter.
02:32What is your name?
02:36When I've saved enough money, I'll find the best priest to grant you eternal rest.
02:41The holy silver spike has me pinned.
02:44Just live.
02:45All I ever wanted was to live.
02:47Don't waste your breath.
02:49I'll come back for you.
02:51But she didn't return for half a year.
02:53Then she appeared once again in the storm-swept wilderness.
02:56She looked terrible thinner, drenched in mud, wearing nothing but a tattered rag of a dress.
03:04The sacred silver spike has trapped your soul.
03:07To be free, a life must be traded for a life.
03:39I stole this blood-placked from the convent.
03:41It's this hypocritical world.
03:44It's because I was too foolish.
03:46Too weak.
04:16Come here.
04:17A vampire's power is immense, but no one can save a heart that has already chosen to die.
04:24That night, the Blackwoods lost a daughter no one cared about.
04:31And inside that coffin, a demon was resurrected.
04:42Before returning to the Blackwood estate, I made a detour to the holy monastery deep in the mountain.
04:48The Queen Mother lived there, the foster mother of the current king.
04:51In the past, she had no fondness for me.
04:54But now, after I revealed the truth behind her son's death, she took my side and would return to the
05:00palace with me to seek our revenge.
05:02I arrived back at the manor on the very day of the adopted daughter's coming-of-age ball.
05:08The Grand Hall was resplendent and magnificent.
05:12Everyone gathered around Chloe, with jewels and silks piled at her feet.
05:17I heard today is Evelyn's birthday, too.
05:20Really? I didn't know.
05:21These are the family heirlooms left by your grandmother.
05:24I wouldn't give them to anyone else.
05:26Only to my Chloe.
05:30I knew Mother loved me most of all.
05:33Sebastian, the heir to the Earl of Blackwood, stepped forward and presented a huge five-coloured agate cream.
05:40I specifically requested this from Prince Hedrick.
05:43Only you are worthy of it.
05:44Hindred, now, that was a pleasant surprise.
05:48I have petitioned the king.
05:50Once you come of age, the prince himself will officially announce your engagement.
05:55The crowd burst into laughter.
05:59I pushed open the large door.
06:01My leather boots clicking crisply against the marble floor.
06:05Then what about me?
06:11You shouldn't be here.
06:17What gift do I get?
06:20The guests all looked annoyed at being interrupted.
06:23Sebastian stared at me coldly, with disgust in his eyes.
06:26How dare you return to this house?
06:29Do you have any idea how much Chloe suffered because of your disappearance?
06:34Sebastian, please don't.
06:36I've already forgiven Evelyn.
06:38Even though she pushed me into the lake.
06:40Even though she stole my jewels.
06:42Even though she nearly cost me my life more than once.
06:44I choose to let it go.
06:45Evelyn, please just kneel and beg father and mother for mercy.
06:49The last time Chloe tried to show her any affection, she was nearly drowned.
06:55I have but one daughter and her name is Chloe.
06:59Do not sicken me with the presence of this creature.
07:02Chloe blinked at me.
07:04Evelyn, just apologize.
07:07What are you waiting for?
07:09Kneel!
07:09Kneel!
07:10The earl glared at me.
07:14I stared straight at the earl.
07:17Everything she has.
07:18Don't I deserve it as well?
07:21You dare compare yourself to Chloe?
07:24You are a lowly slut who tried to seduce a stable boy.
07:27Sebastian flew into a towering rage.
07:29You are a stain upon this family.
07:32If Chloe hadn't been shielding you all this time, you would have rotted long ago.
07:35I let out a cold sneer.
07:37Who told you I eloped?
07:38Chloe walked slowly toward me, still wearing her innocent disguise.
07:41Evelyn, don't be afraid.
07:43We will keep your secret.
07:44I've destroyed that love letter you wrote to the stable boy.
07:47As long as you kneel and beg forgiveness, we can still be a family.
07:51You aren't worth her shadow.
07:53If you weren't my flesh and blood, I would have left you to the wolves.
07:56Chloe slipped her arm affectionately through mine and leaned in close to my ear.
08:01Her nails dug sharply into my skin as she lowered her voice.
08:04You're quite lucky, bitch.
08:06I can't believe you didn't die out there.
08:10So, it was you who spread the rumors about me and the stable boy?
08:13Sister, are you blaming me?
08:15I didn't mean to.
08:17I moved in an instant and dislocated her jaw with one swift motion.
08:23Seize her!
08:25The earl roared furiously.
08:26The plump and vicious maid beside Chloe was the first to rush forward.
08:30I delivered a backward sidekick, breaking her leg bone.
08:33At the same time, the dining knife in my hand was already pressed against Chloe's neck.
08:39Try me.
08:40My tone was cold and calm.
08:42Sebastian drew his sword and prepared to charge forward.
08:45Another bloodstain appeared on Chloe's cheek.
08:48My face!
08:49Help me!
08:51Scream one more time, and I'll cut out your tongue.
08:54All the guests were forced back behind the earl.
08:57I stepped heavily onto the chest of the wailing cloth maid.
09:00How did your mistress really end up in the lake?
09:03The maid was drenched in cold sweat from the pain.
09:06You were jealous of Lady Chloe!
09:08You tried to murder her!
09:10You pushed her in!
09:12I'll give you gifts!
09:13Anything!
09:14Don't hurt my Chloe!
09:15The silver knife in my hand skimmed past the count of his cheek.
09:20Next time, I'll aim for your eyes.
09:23If they are blind to the truth, then they are of no use to you.
09:27I gave you a chance.
09:29You wasted it.
09:32Still refusing to tell the truth?
09:35I inserted the tip of the knife into the joint of the fat maid's shoulder and slowly turned the handle.
09:42This kind of pain isn't immediately fatal, but it drags its victim straight into hell.
09:47Long ago, when I was an assassin at Alexander's side, helping him eliminate his political rivals,
09:53I studied countless ways to make people suffer.
09:57Stop!
09:58We'll give you whatever you want.
10:00Chloe's quarters, the inheritance, even the prince's engagement.
10:04Put down the knife, and we can negotiate!
10:07Come here.
10:08I'll tell you exactly what I want.
10:10Before he could draw his knife, my hand had already grabbed his neck.
10:14I threw the unconscious him onto the ground.
10:17Did I give you permission to speak?
10:20Idiot.
10:21I looked back at the trembling count, speaking gently.
10:24Now, does anyone else have an objection?
10:27Do as she says.
10:28No one move!
10:31I smiled contentedly and patted the maid's face with that dagger.
10:35Now, tell the truth.
10:38Evelyn, returning from the countryside, was hated from the very moment she stepped foot in the manor.
10:44On her first day back, Chloe had deliberately cut her own arm to frame her.
10:49She destroyed the christening gown Evelyn had painstakingly embroidered for the Countess, replacing it with a pile of rags.
10:56She even laced the Earl's medicine with slow-acting poison, only to claim that Evelyn was the one trying to
11:02murder her own father.
11:02Mother!
11:03Evelyn tried to kill me!
11:04No, I didn't!
11:06It was Lady Chloe's orders!
11:08Everything was her doing!
11:12She was jealous that you were the Earl and Countess' biological daughter while she was merely adopted.
11:18That's why she wanted you dead.
11:20That day, Lady Chloe jumped into the lake on purpose, just to frame you.
11:24And when you were locked in the chapel for it, Chloe offered to bring you food, but she never brought
11:29a single scrap.
11:30Instead, she ordered the guards terrorize you in the dead of night.
11:33Evelyn had survived on the servants' leftovers.
11:36So much suffering endured in her very own home.
11:38She had returned with a heart full of hope, only to find that the family who should have loved her
11:43offered nothing but hatred.
11:45And the elitment?
11:46She forged the love letters, saying you ran away with a serpent.
11:50But in truth, she bribed bandits in the wilderness to kill you, to make you vanish forever.
11:59The Count said helplessly.
12:01Take Chloe away.
12:02The gate was violently rammed open.
12:04I dare to touch her!
12:09Evelyn, you despicable madwoman.
12:11You dare harm my betrothed?
12:13I will see you burn to ashes upon the pyre.
12:16Oh?
12:17To arrest the true-born daughter of this house within her own father's manor.
12:22Have you asked for their consent?
12:24The Count dropped his eyes.
12:26The Countess stammered for a while, then closed her mouth.
12:33Do you honestly believe that by ruining Chloe, you can marry me?
12:36Ridiculous!
12:37I will make you pay for every sin you have committed.
12:40Kill her!
12:42I have only one sister, and that is Chloe!
12:47Even when faced with the truth, you still choose to shield her?
12:51The truth?
12:52As a prince, if I say Chloe is innocent, then she is innocent.
12:55And you?
12:56You are nothing but a murderer driven mad by jealousy.
12:59Take her away.
13:00Bring her to the High Tribunal.
13:02Tell the Lord Justice to ensure this venomous woman is punished to the full extent of the law.
13:06In the shadows, Judge Bell slowly emerged.
13:09But instead of looking at Hadridge, he knelt on one knee in front of her.
13:12My apologies, Prince Hedric. I'm afraid I cannot do that.
13:17So sorry, Your Highness.
13:19By order of the King, anyone in this room who seeks to harm me is to be thrown and thrown
13:26into the dungeon.
13:36I granted you your revenge, did I not?
13:39Yet now you take the power I gave you and use it against my own son.
13:44Your temperament.
13:46I lazily leaned back on the velvet lounge chair, squinting in the sun without looking at him.
13:52I recalled our meeting half a month ago.
13:54I had gone to the convent to see the Queen Mother, and there, I crossed paths with the King, in
14:00a single, fluid strike.
14:02I had unhorsed him.
14:04I stepped on his scapula and grabbed his neck.
14:08The guards were about to rush forward to kill me, but he waved his hand and told them to back
14:14off.
14:15Your recent series of actions are very much like my first love, who passed away many years ago, Lillian.
14:22How absurd. I was Lillian, before his queen had me nailed into a coffin.
14:28Now, wearing Evelyn's face to play the part of my former self-it, was of course a perfect reflection.
14:34Who better to play the ghost than the woman herself?
14:38I want you to be my mistress.
14:40And the condition I set was simple.
14:42You must kill Chloe for me.
14:47As you wish.
14:50Alexander had grown old.
14:52He had become mellow, his former ruthlessness weathered away.
14:56He no longer has the stomach to meddle in the private affairs of his ministers.
15:00He only commanded the Lord Justice to assist me.
15:03Whether I succeeded or failed depended entirely on my own hands.
15:08So, I chose a blood-soaked path for the interrogation,
15:12With the Lord Justice standing witness and the evidence irrefutable,
15:16They all broke and confessed.
15:18Then came Prince Hedric, eager to vent his fury on behalf of his fiancée.
15:23Alexander hoped I would spare his son.
15:25I refused.
15:26He nearly died as a child, and the queen has cuddled him ever since.
15:29To see Hedric turn out like this, it is a profound disappointment.
15:35Just disappointment?
15:36I looked up at him and met his gaze.
15:38He once told Lillian that this was the look he loved most.
15:42Her majesty, the queen.
15:44Juliana, it has been a long time.
15:46I had meticulously orchestrated Prince Hedric's downfall just for the chance to see you again.
15:52I hope you are ready to receive the grand gift I have prepared for you.
15:56Queen Juliana maintained a dignified demeanor.
15:59Upon spotting the silver blade in my hand,
16:03Hedric is still young.
16:04He was merely led astray by some wicked influence and acted out of impulse.
16:07As queen, I have failed to guide the crown pence.
16:10I am willing to sequester myself in St. Mary's convent to repent for my failings and beg for God's mercy.
16:17Her majesty has been ill for months.
16:20Today, to confess her fault, she nearly collapsed on the journey.
16:23It was a calculated gamble.
16:26The Normans, standing behind Juliana,
16:29controlled a third of the empire's iron mines and its military.
16:32If she and Hedric were penalized,
16:35the Normans would not take it lying down,
16:37and the cabinet would be thrown into a frenzy once more.
16:40What Alexander loathed most was the sight of those nobles bickering incessantly in the council chambers.
16:46She believed this ruse would work just as it always had.
16:50Unfortunately, she underestimated my hand.
16:53My lady, in the presence of the king,
16:55does a mere servant now have the right to speak?
17:02This wicked influence the queen speaks of,
17:05does she mean me?
17:07Or is she referring to that woman of dubious origin, Chloe?
17:11You're the one I love.
17:12If you were wicked, would that make me the lord of hell?
17:17Since this woman called Chloe is so insidious,
17:20manipulating the prince's mercy and plotting to murder of the royal family,
17:22I shall sentence her.
17:25No, father!
17:26Presumptuous!
17:27If you do not wake from that woman's spell this instant,
17:30I will personally send her to meet God.
17:32Mother, Chloe is innocent.
17:34She is as pure as an angel,
17:36merely framed by a wicked soul.
17:37Her face is already ruined.
17:39She has suffered more than enough.
17:40As the mistress of this kingdom,
17:42you should be protecting a fragile woman like her.
17:44His highness remains unconvinced.
17:47Why not let him visit the chamber of inquisition
17:50and witness the interrogation himself?
17:52The chamber has 72 methods of torture.
17:55No one emerges alive.
17:57Hedrick has never seen such carnage.
17:59I fear it will shatter his mind.
18:01Instead of wasting your breath begging me,
18:03you would be better off educating your useless son.
18:06Continue to pample him,
18:08and he will be fit for nothing but exile to the frozen wastes of the north.
18:12I suppose this counts as me settling the score for you.
18:15I am not entirely satisfied,
18:17but since you stood up for me,
18:19I shall ensure you are satisfied as well.
18:22Three days later,
18:24the once dan-arrogant Prince Hedrick collapsed,
18:27broken by illness.
18:29Word spread that he had watched,
18:31paralyzed,
18:32as Chloe was torn apart,
18:34her blood slicking the stone floor.
18:36With her final ebbing strength,
18:38she had clawed at his boots,
18:40sobbing.
18:42He had fled the scene in a fit of pure,
18:45unadulterated terror,
18:46but he remained ignorant of the truth.
18:49The blade I used to mark Chloe had been dipped in a vampiric hallucinogen.
18:54Now,
18:55every time he closes his eyes,
18:58he sees the spectral image of Chloe.
19:00You promised we would be together forever,
19:02Hedrick.
19:03I was not content with merely shattering a prince's sanity.
19:06I took the blood,
19:07zan-crusted gown Chloe wore during her agony,
19:10sealed it within an exquisite gift box,
19:13and had it delivered to the Earl's Manor.
19:15I heard the Countess had coughed up blood and fallen into a coma on the spot.
19:20The Blackwoods,
19:21once steeped in glory,
19:22have become the premier laughingstock of the social season.
19:26That my air should be so utterly spinless.
19:28This shame is a fate far worse than death.
19:33Alexander sought Lillian's ghost within me with a fervor bordering on madness.
19:38He craved that specific,
19:40reckless arrogance in my soul,
19:41that untamed defiance.
19:43He came to my chambers almost every day,
19:46heaping favor,
19:47jewels,
19:47and power at my feet,
19:49like offerings when passion ran high and emotions were intense.
19:52He bit my earlobe and murmured absentmindedly,
19:55Lillian.
19:57Your Majesty,
19:59look closely.
20:00I am Evelyn.
20:01True.
20:02She was never this submissive.
20:04If Juliana had dared to call her a witch,
20:06she would have slapped her right in front of me.
20:08I hadn't always been so overbearing.
20:11The only time I had struck Juliana was when she pointed at my swollen belly,
20:15and whispered with a sickening smile.
20:17You have spilled too much blood.
20:19You are not worthy of bearing royal seeds.
20:22Even if you carry it to term,
20:24there is no guarantee you will bring forth a living soul.
20:27The cost of that impulse?
20:29I was sentenced to kneel for a full night.
20:31In the cold,
20:32I lost the child that had been in my womb for eight months.
20:35Only much later did I learn that when Juliana approached me that day,
20:39she was carried a scent infused with abortifacients.
20:42From the very beginning,
20:43she had marked that child for death.
20:45My child died in her shadow.
20:47Thus,
20:47her son shall never know peace within these palace walls.
20:52What about Lillian?
20:54How did she die?
20:55I asked softly,
20:57my fingertips brushing over the spot where his heart was.
21:00Alexander's body stiffened instantly.
21:02He withdrew his hand from my long hair,
21:04then turned around.
21:05It is late.
21:06Sleep.
21:07I cannot sleep.
21:08My mind is haunted by the memory of my brother.
21:11The year Alexander went on his great campaign,
21:14Juliana's brother led the Holy Army to besiege my estate.
21:17Juliana dragged my brother and forced him before me to demand my surrender.
21:22You die or he dies.
21:24Make your choice.
21:25My family,
21:25the house of Mortani,
21:26had been falsely accused by the late king.
21:29Every soul was slaughtered.
21:30Only my brother and I remained.
21:32I became Alexander's shadow,
21:34an assassin killing anyone whom he wished to eliminate.
21:37All for the day I could clear our name,
21:40and all to keep that boy alive.
21:42While Hedrick played on rocking horses within the palace,
21:45my brother had already sworn an oath to reclaim our family's justice.
21:49Even with Juliana's blade at his throat,
21:52he remained fearless.
21:56Don't worry about me!
21:58Just run!
22:00If she dares to flee,
22:01I will flay you alive.
22:04It doesn't hurt.
22:05I'm a man.
22:06I can take it.
22:07I threw the knife in my hand.
22:08A sword pierced my chest from behind at the same time.
22:11The one who struck me was my most trusted confidante.
22:15My closest friend.
22:17That woman still lives within these palace walls,
22:19quietly savoring her wealth and status.
22:22Her life is a debt that must now be paid.
22:25The court held a grand autumn hunting dinner.
22:28Juliana forced herself to maintain her pride,
22:31gritting her teeth in hatred.
22:32I defiantly touched my lower abdomen
22:34and gave her a creepy smile.
22:36The wine glass in Juliana's hand was almost crushed by her.
22:40I got up and left the table.
22:42Alexander looked worried, saying,
22:44Be careful.
22:45I have this.
22:46Don't worry.
22:48Selena was standing nervously in the moonlight,
22:50waiting for me.
22:51Are they still alive?
22:52What more do you want from me?
22:54Kneel.
22:55I brushed her hand away in disgust.
22:57She froze,
22:58meeting my cold gaze,
22:59and finally slowly knelt on the ground.
23:02Yes,
23:03my lady.
23:04This place is nowhere near as good as the big courtyard you used to live in.
23:07What's going on?
23:08Doesn't Juliana treat you well?
23:10I failed to bear a child for the king.
23:12This is the fate I deserve.
23:14What do you want?
23:15Pay more frequent visits to the queen?
23:17Since her precious son is bedroom,
23:19it is only fitting that you go and offer your compassion.
23:24If I do this,
23:25will you release my family?
23:28You are in no position to bargain with me.
23:31That year,
23:32she was the only one who had read my brother's letter.
23:34The hand that sold us out belonged to her.
23:37Selena,
23:37blood for blood.
23:38What made her think she had the right to negotiate?
23:41From the moment I delivered the keepsakes of her mother and brother into her hands,
23:45it was settled every day until her death.
23:47She would know no peace.
23:49On my way back to the banquet,
23:51I was stopped by Lady Aurora.
23:53You look remarkably like an old friend of mine.
23:55I know.
23:56The king told me.
23:57I'm just a stand-in for his first love.
23:58But with plenty to eat and the king's favor,
24:02why should I complain?
24:03The current situation is a golden opportunity for Prince Derek.
24:06The king is desperate for an able son.
24:08A chance like this won't come again.
24:13Aurora tightly grasped my hand.
24:16The scales of power in the kingdom began to tilt entirely
24:19at the subtle agitation of my fingertips.
24:22Hedric fell ill,
24:23and the ambitious Derek finally got his chance to shine at the round table council.
24:28His mother, Lady Aurora,
24:30was once my favorite handmaiden at the estate.
24:33Back then, she would follow me timidly,
24:36calling me Sister Lillian in a soft, obedient voice.
24:40Whenever I returned to the manor covered in blood,
24:43she would stand at the end of the long gallery,
24:46waiting with warm water to clean my wounds.
24:48The two people I trusted most deeply.
24:50One was Aurora, whom I'd raised from nothing.
24:53The other was Selina, whom I'd saved from ruin.
24:56Yet in the end,
24:57Selina traded my brother's whereabouts to Juliana for a royal title.
25:01And Aurora drove a dagger into my back,
25:03buying safety for herself and her son.
25:06Later to be named Lady Aurora,
25:08neither of them shall escape.
25:09Now, armed with the evidence I provided,
25:12Aurora has had a duke from the queen's lineage imprisoned for corruption.
25:16Derek relentlessly curries favor with the people,
25:19leaving Hedric gasping for air under his pressure.
25:22Within the palace walls,
25:24Aurora openly aligns with me,
25:26catching the queen completely off guard.
25:29Aurora raised her glass to me in the garden,
25:31a venomous coldness lurking in her smile.
25:34Thank you for the gift, dear Evelyn.
25:36Unfortunately, the old duke was too cowardly to name hidebooks before he died.
25:41Evidence doesn't matter.
25:43Perception is everything.
25:44Prince Derek should understand that.
25:46Aurora's smile faded instantly.
25:49She thinks she is the hunter.
25:51What she doesn't know is that the true hunter often wears the guise of prey.
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