I Know

Layla narrowed her eyes onto the door. She straightened out her white coat and then turned to the lady with apprehension. Accusation was written all over her features. What was a young lady doing all alone with the most charismatic vampire prince of the empire?

"Was His Highness bothering you, my lady?" Layla carefully asked, leaning against a bookshelf with her arms crossed.

"A b-bit," Ophelia murmured, bending her head to stroke the pup in her arms.

Layla's gaze snapped to it immediately. "My lady, that's—"

"Please, d-don't address me so politely, you saved my life," Ophelia said. 

Layla pressed her lips together, but didn't complain. "I am in no place to give you advice, but I must warn you to be careful of His Highness."

Ophelia blinked. "Y-yes, I've been told."