Maurene'S POV

It was Monday and Liam had already informed me that we were visiting Mr. Galen, the vampire king. I didn't know why Liam was getting himself involved with so many supernatural elements. Didn't he know that it smelled more trouble for him?

I would not lie. It felt like he was trying to build some sort of alliance. With the way Mr. Galen had ordered his guards to let him when we got to the entrance, it felt strange but I kept quiet. His wife was not anywhere in sight by the time we took our seats and he was smiling as usual. Like a snake. Vampire were said to be hypnotic. That was how they were able to suck and turn their objects. I grimaced at the thought of Liam offering me to him as an object for his fangs. "So yes, what do you say?" Liam asked, leaning forward and clamping his fingers as seriousness took over the air. I sat up straight and brought out the files. Sliding it across to him, he leaned over and picked it up. He flipped through the pages, his brows arching as his eyes scanned through the letters. What I did not know about vampires was if they had fast reading or assimilating ability.

He sighed. "Okay. Deal. I have arranged the land already. Although you might want your people to be careful. It is the full moon night soon and I would not advise that you send your people over. Just wait till it is all over." He said, dropping the file and picking up the glass of wine... or blood to sip from.

My brows creased together. Full Moon Night? What was it about?

I did not near anything like that when I was still at Nathaniel's place. I glanced at Liam who pursed his lips, bobbing his head as he tried to think about something.

He looked up at Galen who strangely was avoiding my gaze. "I was thinking if you lend us some of your men and-"

"Mr. Liam," Galen cut in, wiggling his finger in the air and shaking his head. "No, I can give you space on my land to build something as important as the orphanage but not using my men." He disagreed.

Liam nodded, not even arguing any further. He turned to me and signaled that it was time to leave. I packed the rest of the files back and left the one Mr. Galen was to sign.noveldrama

"In the next two weeks, we will return to take the signed file and start working," Liam told him and we both rose to our feet at the same time.

Galen smiled, rising to his feet. "Don't forget your end of promise too, Mr. Liam." His brow twitched as Liam's eyes narrowed slightly.

That was suspicious. What did he promise him?

"I won't. Thank you for agreeing." They shook hands and Galen faced me, an amused look on his face. He must have seen the recent news about us... about me.

The memory of what happened at the party flashed across my vision and my jaw hardened. I tried to gulp down the lump in my throat as he held his hand out for a handshake. My hand trembled as I took his. He gave it a tight squeeze before he released and stepped back. Liam guided me out with his hand placed on my lower back. We soon reached the car and we settled inside.

The moment Liam clicked the seatbelt into place, I asked, "What does he mean by full moon night?"

He looked at me like I had just asked a question that even a newborn baby would know the answers to.

"What?"

"You don't know? Well, the full moon night is the night when the moon comes out in full." He explained. I narrowed my eyes as I tried to comprehend what he said.

"But what do you-" I met his gaze and noticed the way he was struggling to hold back his laughter. "You-" I pointed at him accusingly and he burst out laughing.

"Eish! I should have known! How dare you?" I wanted to hit him but he was driving so I kept my hand to myself, scoffing in annoyance.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way." He apologized, briefly glancing at me. "The full moon night is when all supernaturals will be out in their supernatural state. Well, it is dangerous for the vampires because they are in their most vulnerable state and any human in sight could.., well, be taken as an object of satisfaction."

Wow, I didn't hear about this at Nathaniel's place.

"What about the werewolves?" I asked him.

He lifted his shoulders in a half-shrug. "It is better for them. They are caught between wolves and humans. Most of them actually get to find their mates, an exception to when they clock a particular age." "Another thing is that Alphas tend to re-mark their Luna." He explained.

Oh, yes! Nathaniel never marked me because he had claimed that I was not his Luna and he would never do such a thing. Was Amanda his Luna?

I shook my head. Definitely not. She did not look like it. Then who is his Luna?

"What if an Alpha who had a mate before loses her before the night but she is not dead? What would happen?" I asked him. My curiosity was getting the best of me.

"Hmm, well, he will search for her throughout the night, and if he does not find her, he will be locked up by his Beta because he is the only one who can handle his Alpha's energy at that point even though he is going to be hurt but well, who wouldn't want the best for his Alpha?" He swerved to the other side and I nodded, swallowing everything he said.

Nathaniel didn't mark me so there was no way he would seek me. He never did for the past few years, he would not now. I lifted my gaze to the road and asked, "And where are we heading to?" My heart hammered in my chest. This didn't look like the way to the house.

Liam smirked. "A restaurant."

He has made it a habit of taking me to restaurants. Not like I was against it but it felt way too intimate. I knew he wanted to use it to help me but still... we had lunch. Just as we were about to leave, a shriek echoed from behind us and I turned around, confused as to why a person would be shrieking in a place like this. Except she was looking at us and that was when it set in.

She ran toward Liam and hugged him instantly. I was taken aback, shocked to the core. Who just runs into people and hugs them? What if there was a detonating bomb tied around them?

I stared at her disgustedly. She rambled on how she loved the way he dressed and everything about him. Liam gave me the look that I should save him but I looked away. He met a fan. He should pay her full attention.

"Alright. Alright. My wife and I have somewhere to be. Thank you." He wrung himself out of her hold. As we turned to leave, I did not miss the look of despise on her face. I fought back the urge to roll my eyes.

"You should have acted like you were jealous, you know? It would make it look more real." He said to me.

I shrugged. "I won't stop you from finding your soulmate, Liam," I said.

It was true. Just because he was helping me does not mean I would stop him from finding the one his heart wanted. I will give him space to find his soulmate because this will end someday too. I did not want to ruin his marital life. It would leave a huge scar on me and I didn't want to be responsible for that.