Chapter 9: The Secret

Alina Dalca's POV

Kyle was sleeping soundly beside me as we went to bed early as Kyle has an early start tomorrow morning. I cannot help to think that my dad was involved in the reconstruction of the lodge as well as the murders that have been happening around here.

"I need to get the answer right away or Kyle might have to take the fall for it," I whispered as I was caressing his face.

"I'll be back," I said as I kissed his lips briefly before getting out of the bed. I went to the closet and took out my clothes and put on the black jeans and hoodie. I also put on my combat boots before getting to the front door. I looked back once more at Kyle and I hoped that he will never forget me but I have to make him leave me. For now.

"I see you again, love," I said as I used my super-speed to clean up the mess of my clothes and I have put some medicine in the water for the morning to make him forget.

"I need to make a visit to my dear old brother," I said as I went out of the door and vampire sped off to my old house, Dalca's mansion.

After a few minutes of running, maybe more like 30 minutes. I had arrived in front of my childhood house as I looked at the carving and the architecture of the mansion. It was raining and the lightning was striking wildly in the clouds. I looked up into the rain and I can already feel the negative vibe of the mansion.

"home sweet home," I said as I went through the front door.

It was creepy, dark and murky, creepier than I ever remember since the last time that I stepped into this house. It has been here since the 1800s and it has never been demolished. I sighed as I looked around the hallway before I can feel a presence behind me.

"got back so soon, sister?" Luke's voice was filling up the hallway.

"Not that I wanted to be here," I said as I went to walk ahead of him.

"aw, is my little sister has failed in her mission? What is hard to make him fall in love with you?" He whispered to close for comfort before I snatched his neck as he was gagging for help.

"And here I thought that you might have gotten stronger than me after I left. Miss practice, brother?" I said before I released him from my grip.

"Alright, where's the father?" I asked him as I crossed my hands in front of my chest.

"well, you know. Been here and there. You know he would never settle in a place like us," Luke said angrily as he was leaning on the wall. I sighed as I looked around the hall that was filled with pictures of our family for centuries now. It was dark but I can see clearly, after all, I was a creature of the night.

"You really don't know where he is?" I asked again, trying to make sure that he did not lie to me.

"yes, or do you a skeptic of me already, sister?" He said as he arched his eyebrow at me. I scoffed at him.

"You know I would skeptic at everything," I said as I was about to leave.

"well, not with your organization," he said before I stopped in my track.

"don't pretend like I don't know a thing, Alina. You will expose us if you continue to mingle with the humans," he said as he was coming to me.

"leave them behind and come home, Alina. You will better off without them," he said as he touched my arms.

"you know I will never come back to that world. It was dull and dark and we always give in to our desires. I need more than that in life," I whispered that I was sure Luke has no problem hearing it.

"like what? Making love with that human lover of yours," he said before I turned around and hissed at him as I jumped on top of him and held him by the throat.

"I swear if anything happened to him, I will found you first, Luke and you know I would never back up from my words. Capiche?" I said as I can see that he was nodding his head.

"Good, now tell dad I will no longer be his little pawn," I said as I got off from.

"You sure about that? You might want to consider it," he said as he was rubbing his neck.

"don't worry, I got a plan of my own," I said as I walked out of the mansion that reminded me of the dark memory of my childhood.

"Well, say hello to Kyle for me. I mean, if you two ever get married, I want to be on your good side," Luke shouted as I exited the mansion and I closed the door. I rolled my eyes at his silliness.

"marriage, when that ever happened in our lineage?" I asked myself as I ran again to my old apartment to make an important call to the organization. I only hope that they still up by now.

It has been forever since I saw my own apartment as I have been living shortly at Kyle's cabin but not after tonight. Tonight I have a mission to make and I need to make it quick so that my dad will not mess up my life anymore.

"I need to make a quick call then we can go over the plan on how to take down the mafia boss a.k.a my father," I said as I was dealing up Valentino. It rings before he picked up and Alfred was appearing on the screen and he was there too.

"good morning, Alfred. Val," I said as I greeted them.

"Morning, even though it was night in the United States," Val said before Alfred cleared his throat.

"how was the business at the club?" I asked for some casual question before getting on to my facts.

"well, it has been busy since its up and running after Mia left us. But hey, who knew we can always recruit more people," Alfred joked.

"you know you always have me, right?" I asked him. He just laughed at me.

"of course my dear, who knew maybe someday you might leave us as well," Alfred said as he was wiping his fake tears. I rolled my eyes at him before I cleared my throat.

"Anyway, I have progress on the mafia boss. He was trying to make a deal with Conti International as Kyle Conti, the current president of the company, has landed in Romania and handed him the golden ticket. His secretary, iris, was the one that introduced him to Kyle. I think he has planned the bug long before they knew about the deal," I said as I was typing away the file of Kyle and my father. I have decided that I needed to put my feeling aside if I wanted to move forward in life.

"Okay, any more progress other than the fact?" He asked as he looked at me.

"I have been involved with Conti since he landed here. I have been to his house and set up the tape recording and camera everywhere that he would not suspect a thing," I said as I was looking straight into the computer that has the live feed of Kyle was sleeping on the bed that we have shared for 2 weeks now.

"very good, auburn. Keep the good work and don't ever get involved sexually with the subject," Alfred said before closing the connection.

"I think it's a little too late for that," I mumbled to myself as I leaned back into my chair as I looked out the window of the moon that was shining on Romania's lands.

"Alina, what are you up to now?" Valentino's voice filled in the air as I was too concentrated on the outside.

"wait, did not I hang up already?" I said in a panic as I can only see Valentino in the computer.

"Oh, my gosh. Did Alfred heard about what I just said?" I asked him as I was looking panic and cannot concentrate right now. I just exposed myself in the open.

"no, no, no. it just me and I have to tell you, how dare you deviant against the only rule that we ever had? No sexual intercourse, did not I tell you?" Val said and he was looking very angry.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry but you know how it is. I can't help it. He was kind, sweet and charming and," was the last thing I said before I was being disturbed by Valentino.

"blah blah blah. Seriously Alina, if you don't want to get caught, you better be careful," Val said as he was looking very serious.

"Alright, alright. Don't you've need to sleep or something?" I said before Valentino rolled his eyes.

"fine but remember your mission. It is to take down the mafia boss and don't let that guy get into your pants again," Val said before I sighed.

"bye," I said before I closed the laptop.

"Wait, hey!" Was the last thing Val said before the laptop went dark and I turned myself in for bed.