The night in the city was quiet and dark.

"Wham!-"

Alicia Blanchard's face was burning hot. When she opened her eyes, she found herself awkwardly squatting on the floor next to the bed. Her fair arms were covered in purple marks, and under the thin quilt covering her, she was...n*ked!

"What... what's going on?"

She quickly clutched at the quilt and tried to cover herself. Suddenly she saw a pair of strong legs in front of her eyes. The very next second she couldn't breathe. Someone was trying to strangle her. "Speak! How long have you been following me? Who sent you here?"

The low and angry voice of a stranger entered her ears and Alicia instantly felt puzzled: "Who is it? What is he talking about?"

Her head was still dizzy and the air seemed to become thin. The world felt shrouded in grey. Instinctively, Alicia stretched out her hands to pry the hands from around her neck. "Uh... let me go..."

"Speak! How dare you! How dare you scheme against me?"

She heard the angry voice again and Alicia felt as if she smelled the breath of Death. She could not speak, and she could only continue to shake her head.

neck suddenly stopped and her body swayed. She pounded her chest and fell to the ground

back to her senses, someone's fingers pinched her jaw. The enchanting face of a man instantly filled her sight, and a pair of dark blue eyes flashed with a strange cold light. Surprisingly, his eyes were...

time she

her eyes, the

it will change anything! If you dare to say one

Alicia fell on the floor again

was still dizzy. Facing this

her thoughts... 'Clang!' She heard the sound of

wrapped in a towel. He picked up the scattered clothes. She could see that

stared at her with a malicious look

door so hard that the floor shook. A chill started climbing up her back. Only then did

air was so thick with that

Boom-

drained from her face. She quickly picked off her clothes and randomly started examining her body with trembling hands. "What's going on? Wasn't I here to attend... Uncle Crouch's birthday party?"

still a mess, as another rush of

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