Chapter 111 - Bite Marks

Raine didn't take long, and she soon left the Mirage Historian's house to go back home with Aire. Carlos explained everything to her in a subtle way. She could tell that something was going on. She tried to focus on driving the car, but she was still bothered by how Aire and Carlos acted a while ago.

"Get in the back and shift back to your human form, Aire," she instructed.

Aire quickly followed. Her dress was in the back so she quickly shapeshifted back to her human form and put her clothes on. 

Raine stopped the car at the side of the road so that Aire could sit in the passenger seat. Raine then pulled on the seatbelt and put it over Aire. She looked at her and asked, "What's going on, Aire? I can tell that you're secretly talking with Carlos a while ago. You two are hiding something."

Aire looked at Raine with puppy eyes as if she was going to cry as she whispered, "Mommy, why do you look angry? I'm not hiding anything. I just relayed to Carlos the information I read from the missing pages."

"He looked too surprised to hear about some missing pages, Aire."

"Mommy, didn't Carlos already explain to you the situation? Do you suspect me of something?" Aire whispered, disheartened.

There was ba moment of silence before Raine let out a loud sigh.

"I'm sorry, Aire," she whispered, thinking about what the big deal about those missing pages was. 

Maybe Carlos was right. There was nothing to be worried about because she was sure Carlos would say something about it already if there were. Mirage Historians were untouchable. They could practically be untouchable in any way during their time as a Mirage Historian, so he definitely wouldn't get scared of Aire or something, right?

Aire hugged her arm and brushed her cheek on it as she murmured, "It's alright, Mommy. Please don't be suspicious of me. I'm just here to be with you and Daddy. I promise I'll behave well while I stay with you. All I want is to do good, and I don't mean any harm for you and the rest. Please trust me…"

"Alright, Aire. I trust you," Raine said with a smile before she stepped on the gas and nudged the wheel back towards the road.

Raine let out another sigh as she drove back on the road. She didn't not know why, but she trusted Aire the way she trusted Tyrone even though she didn't know much about the two. She basically followed her hunch and heart about them.

They soon arrived home, and Raine smiled as she looked at her daughter on the passenger seat. Aire had shifted back into her wolf form after their discussion and fell asleep during the ride. 

Raine went out of the car and carefully picked Aire up in her arms. She then carried Aire in her wolf form and walked towards the girl's bedroom. She gently put Aire in her bedroom and then covered her with the quilt. She gave Aire a small peck on her head before leaving her room.

It was almost ten in the evening. She would soon go out with her squad and do some hunting so they could find out more details about the Convel Society. She would just have to change into her uniform. She and her squad members had black uniforms whenever they would go hunt. They also covered their faces so that their targets could only refer to her as the Bloody Eyed Hunter since they always saw the color of her eyes during encounters if they were even lucky enough to be alive.

She messaged the others to get ready as she walked inside her bedroom to get changed. She heard knocking.

"Who is it?" Raine asked.

"It's me," Tyrone answered.

"Come in."

Tyrone went inside. Raine grabbed her outfits to get changed as well.

"What is it?" Raine asked. Tyrone was in his uniform already. Like hers, he wore a black suit in skintight clothing. Mostly black with grey gloves, boots, and mid-section.

'How come he looks more drop-dead gorgeous than others?' Raine thought but quickly snapped the thought out. It was really frustrating that she was the only one in a dilemma like this. But then, it was way better than having Tyrone keep their intimate memories intact. 

"I bought some ointment the pharmacy recommended for bite marks. You should use them," Tyrone commented. Raine wanted to laugh, but she shouldn't.

"Alright," Raine murmured and opened her palm to receive it.

"I'll put it on you. I don't trust you. Besides, I can see them more clearly than you. You probably have them on your back as well," Tyrone nonchalantly commented, making Raine lift her eyebrows.

"And why would I let you do that?" Raine scoffed.

"Why? Are you affected whenever I touch you? Don't worry, I won't do anything, just apply them on your skin unless you're uncomfortable and feel something with my touch…"

'What the heck? Is he challenging me or something?!' Raine inwardly retorted.

"Okay fine!" Raine snorted, not batting an eye from Tyrone. She sat on the edge of her bed and Tyrone bent down in front of her. Raine removed her blouse in front of him, leaving only her bra on. Her hair was up in a bun so Tyrone could perfectly see every inch of her bare skin on her upper body.

"Do it fast, okay? Stop staring and just put on the freaking ointment!" she hissed. 

Tyrone opened the ointment, put some on his finger, and then gently applied them to Raine's so-called bite marks.

"So many marks. I guess whatever did it enjoyed your skin so much," Tyrone commented with a blank expression. Raine was holding her breath because of his touch.

"Yeah, I guess so. Too bad I won't let that bug enjoy my skin that much anymore," Raine unconsciously mumbled.

"Is that so?" Tyrone questioned with a dim expression.

"Why? Do you enjoy seeing me with bite marks like this, huh?!" Raine chided.

"Well, it doesn't look that bad. You should have more like this. It adds glow to your pale skin."

"Are you being funny right now? Because it's an epic fail!" Raine mocked.

With a dark, intense stare, Tyrone said, "Do I look like I'm joking right now?"