<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-3a744190-7fff-3281-9695-62072c2ae5a9"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayden looked at his friend keenly with his eyes fixed on Joseph's face trying to find any remorseful expression. After all, he ditched him for his own life and wanted to stay out of the mess. But Kayden was deeply hurt and disappointed in his friend who happened to be a backstabber. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joseph was the one who helped Aiden to get close to Anna and in turn he was provided with a few perks. He belonged to class B of the vampires which limited his access to the tech stuff. Aiden knew he was a weeb and a few such gadgets would make Joseph backstab his friend. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I appreciate your concern, Joseph,"</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayden looked at his arm and jerked it off gently, making him assured that he was not willing to forgive him. Joseph on the other hand intended to clear up things with Kayden, they both had been studying together since fifth grade. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And that was the only reason Kayden was disappointed by his friend. They both stood there in the middle of the garden with the rest of the students figuring out what was happening. Because it was impossible for Kayden to get a girlfriend in a few days and then the arrival of a mysterious woman. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"But I don't want you to pretend to be worried about me, because you know what you have dien."</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayden chirped slowly in his era as he hugged Joseph, pretending to have sorted out everything. After all, he had to make sure that Aiden and Anna would get their revere too. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everyone had to pay for what they had done to him! Although it was whichever case or whatever they both did proved out to be in his favour. But that did not make their wrong right, Joseph had to pay too but perhaps I was not the right time yet. If Joseph was willing to get played by everyone else then Kayden could use him for his benefit too.</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joseph grew nervous and gulped assuming that Kayden was already aware of his treachery. His changing expression did not go unnoticed by Kayden who smiled at his little victory.</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'Great! I just have to pretend to be a fool, to extort information from him.'</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayden was a bit taller to Joseph and thus he ruffled through his hair while laughing.</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Haha, I was joking. Why do you always get scared so easily? Chill!"</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He laughed which was a genuine hysterical chuckle but Joseph was perhaps elated and relieved that he hadn't lost his friend. He looked at Kayden with desirable eyes because there was something different about him that day. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He had never seen Kayden so optimistic and so energetic, he had always been gloomy and nerd. However taht qss the moment when he noticed that Kayden had come with some woman, whom he had never seen before. It made him curious regarding who she could be, who could she be, who boldly dared to take Anna's leftover man?</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Who is….this? Hm, Kayden?"</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He shifted usual gaze towards Lydia and ogled her from head to toe, while trying hard to comprehend who she could be. Kayden on the other hand was waiting for him to ask about Ludia so he can introduce her. However the sole reason for his excitement was to flex Lydia who was now his golden key to step up and enter into the circle of elites.</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Oh her? Pardon my insensitive behavior, love."</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayden stepped back and slipped his one hand around her waist, he did not hold back from showing her off as his. The vampiress on the other hand did not either object to it and was liking his affection and the special treatment. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lydia placed her one hand over his chest as she moved closer to Kayden and let him introduce her. However Kayden stared at his friend and immediately sniffed the pungent odor which was familiar to him by now. It was the utter sign of him developing secual attraction towards Lydia, which was the major purpose of Kayden.</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He pulled Lydia closer and faked a cough to stop Joseph from eye stripping his woman. It made Kayden uneasy that someone was doing that to his girl, he wanted to slap Joseph for those emotions and the vile audacity to think that he could fuck her.</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Meet Lydia, my girlfriend."</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayden introduced the while Joseph almost choked due to the word girlfriend. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He knew that Kayden was handsome and could probably find any girl he wanted just because he had good looks. But he belonged to class C which hindered many things and he was only resorted to be fucked and treated as a one night's tabd by girls. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Lydia? Who Lydia?"</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joseph was still concerned about Lydia as he stared at her from legs towards upwards. It was beyond hai understanding that who she was and where did she meet Kayden? He shook his head and repeated his question in another way after adding a bit of more curiosity. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I mean, who is she? And how come I never knew you had such a hit friend? Where does she study?"</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kayden was pleased by his constant questions and that was all he had ever wanted. He desired to make people know about him and his achievement of making a Class A Vampiress with her will. </span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was the hardest thing to occur because the elite class never appreciated or accepted any lower class vampire. But Lydia was somehow sure that she could help him pave his way into the elite section. Lydia smiled at the introduction which left her all flushed and gooey over Kayden.</span>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The woman pulled his collar and lifted herself up on the toes to match Kayden's height, as she kissed him right at the corner of his lips. Although the gesture left Kayden stunned but he did not intend to let it surface. It appeared to be that Lydia perhaps knew what was he thinking. </span>