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He let out a burst of hysterical laughter that made me squint my face into a frown. I never wanted him to make a joke out of the serious matter.

"So you believe it too?" He asked me while laughing.

"It's obvious Allesio, your eyes, your swift movement, I know I read a lot of fairy tales but your qualities are a perfect match, just tell me the truth, if you truly love me," I told him hoping he would open up to me but he didn't.

"It's all lies, Sage, I am not a vampire, else why did I sleep comfortably in the same room with you at the village in the room, if I was a vampire shouldn't I have been awake at night? Why haven't you heard that villagers are going missing and whenever they are found, their blood has been sucked, see Sage? I am not, is that why you wanted to see me so badly? " His comment was convincing but what Prince O'Neil told me still lingered.

" No, " I lied.