A clue [4]

Zhao Tian gently caressed Velnorah's cheek as she kept her gaze lowered "I am really surprised, Velnorah..."

Her body twitched upon hearing this and he continued, "...but I am sure you had your reasons."

Velnorah raised her gaze to look at him and he leaned forward, pressing his lips against hers.

She hesitatingly reciprocated the kiss and a little later, they pulled back from the kiss.

Looking into his eyes, she asked "How... did you find out?"

With a sigh, he replied "I was in the capital.. and someone was following me around."

She tilted her head in confusion, her brows furrowing. "Following you?"

He nodded, then continued, "At first, I thought it was just some curious people, but their behavior was... off. I confronted them, two women, and we fought."

"During the fight, I realized those two were vampires."

"Well, they were strong... but then I was caught off guard and fell unconscious."