Sweet blood

Seeing that both of the maids were still crying and begging for mercy, Amelia frowned. She didn't even do anything and yet, these maids were trembling as if she was standing with a whip in her hand and beating them severely. If she didn't stop them right now, then Amelia was sure that another rumor would go around the capital confirming that she was an abusive girl who liked o beat her servants. "Get up!!!" she commanded them.

However, the maids were so scared that they didn't hear her. Their crying got even more severe. One of the maids even banged her head on the ground and cried hoarsely. "M-miss.... please forgive this bad servant..... Don't beat us..... Woo... This bad servant would never gossip about you or Shen Master ever again... Woo... Please, don't sell us to that place. Second Miss.... please show mercy..... Second Miss, please forgive....."

When the other maid saw that, she too, copied the same action and began to bang her head on the ground. Both of them were doing it so hard, that the delicate skin on their head turned red, it cracked, and began to bleed. A small amount of blood began to seep down from their foreheads. Instantly, Amelia's nose twitched when she smelled that sweet tantalizing smell of blood in the air. Her breath hitched when she saw that deep red-colored blood on their foreheads. In an instant, her pupils turned red, her sharp nails grew to form a sharp pointed tip while her vampire's teeth elongated, ready in action to bite her prey. Her eyes narrowed down on the blood dripping from their forehead and she inhaled strongly.

"Sweet blood...." Amelia whispered in a stance.

Hearing that, Shen Li was stunned. Turning his head, he looked at her and noticed that something was wrong with her. She seemed different and her eyes looked red. Instead of being her natural self, she looked like the other version of her. Yesterday's memories were still fresh in his mind as he clearly recalled the way she looked and dealt with those people in that forest. Her ways were quite barbaric and she was like a monster. He remembered how she drank his blood like it was normal water for her, a substance she couldn't survive without.

Shen Li couldn't quite understand the change in her but he knew that something had happened to her. She had changed from her former self. But, did he mind her change, her actions? No! She saved his life and gave him a new identity. He would always be grateful to her. He didn't care about the change in her nor he had any views regarding her habits and actions. For him, she was and will only be his Sister Jiang.

Right now, Shen Li didn't want anybody else to know about the changes in his Sister Jiang. If other people saw how she was, then they would take her as a monster and burn her. He didn't want his Sister Jiang to be known as a monster when she wasn't one. Also, he didn't want anybody to hurt her. Thankfully, no one was present in the courtyard except for them. As for these two maids, they were so busy in begging for mercy that they were completely unaware of the changes in Sister Jiang's body.

Yet, Shen Li couldn't be completely at ease. His heart was pounding with fear inside his chest when he recalled that this was General Jiang's Mansion. Even if there were no people in the courtyard, it didn't mean that there was no one looking at them in the dark. Big mansions liked these always had dark guards watching and protecting people from the shadows. He didn't want anybody to notice Sister Jiang in this state.

"Sister Jiang...." he called out and pulled onto Amelia's hands.

However, Amelia was too lost in a trance to hear his words. She shot out her hand and pulled one of the maids towards her. Her dark red eyes remained on the blood seeping down from the woman's forehead. Moving closer, she took a deep breath of that intoxicating smell. "Beautiful blood...." she smiled, licking her lips, and looked into the maid's eyes.

Immediately, the maid stopped sobbing. Her eyes looked into Amelia's red eyes and she smiled in a trance. It was like magic, a strong pull that wanted the maid to stick closer to Amelia and present her blood to her. The maid felt an unquenchable desire in her heart to serve Amelia with her blood. She simple felt as if she should take something, slit her wrist, and present it to her.

Worried, Shen Li didn't know what to do. Grabbing Amelia's hand, he pulled it with all of his strength. He could feel her long sharp nails but at this time, he had no mind to care about this. He simply wanted his Sister Jiang to turn back to normal before anybody could notice the change in her. "Sister Jiang..... Sister Jiang...."

Amelia frowned. Anger and irritation flashed in her red eyes and she wanted to throw away the person who was disturbing her feast. She extremely hated it when somebody would disturb her when she was eating/drinking. "You...." she moved her mouth to speak and her red eyes fell on his worried face.

"Sister Jiang....."

Amelia stopped. She looked at his face for a few seconds, before her eyes narrowed down on his cheeks. Raising her hand, she pinched his cheeks hard. Shen Li looked at her not sure whether she would hurt him or not. He let her do what she wanted and noticed one thing. Though she was pinching him, she didn't hurt him. His cheeks didn't hurt nor did her nails pierce his skin. "Sister Jiang...." he called out her name again.

Finally, her red eyes began to turn back into their normal color. She began to take a large step back from the maids, her eyes still remaining on Shen Li's face. "Ali.... get them away from me," she said through gritted teeth while stopped breathing immediately.