Chapter 81: The Secret In The Haunted Forest
The last days at the castle were too short for Lucasta. She had even hoped for Samson’s recovery to be a bit slow.
She knew that if Samson helped, Michael would quickly complete the investigation of the case and she would also quickly avenge her parents and Natasha.
However, once Samson engages in this large-scale investigation, his life will be threatened.
She felt confused, worried, and scared. More than once she persuaded him to give up that idea, but he did not agree.
– My princess is thinking nonsense again, right? – Samson approached, wrapped his arms around her from behind, rested his chin on top of her head, and asked gently.
The afternoon sunlight had faded, leaving only a few thin streaks of light through the leaves, not enough to illuminate the dark forest.
– Let’s go pick wild vegetables and mushrooms together. She suggested after sighing.
– Uh, let’s go.
Samson grabbed Lucasta’s hand and pulled her toward the door.
He understood her mood. Even though he reassured her a lot, it seemed like this woman was still worried.
The two of them walked together in the deserted forest, only picking a few mushrooms they accidentally saw on the side of the road.
The space is quiet, only the sound of footsteps stepping on dry leaves, occasionally the sound of dry branches falling, and the sound of a baby bird calling for its mother because she hasn’t returned yet.
– Samson, do you still want to go to the city? She bowed her head and asked softly.
– Uh.
After a brief reply, Samson stopped, placed his hands on Lucasta’s shoulders, and looked straight into her sparkling blue eyes.
These eyes were once so innocent and carefree, and if she cried, she would only cry because she fell, was afraid of ghosts, cut her hand with a knife, had a stomach ache, or because he didn’t follow her wishes.
However, now she cries because of worries that are only for adults.
– Lucasta, look at me, you trust me, right?
– Yes.
– If we only live for ourselves, it has no meaning. You and I both don’t want innocent people to be murdered, right?
– Yes.
– Everything will be over soon and we will be back here quickly. I will not die as long as you still love me.
– Yes. I love you for a thousand years.
She buried her head in his chest, hiding her tears. Hopefully, God will bless him, her, and those she loves with peace.
Honestly, she also doesn’t want innocent people to continue to be murdered. They have families and their loved ones will be in so much pain.
At night, he took her up to a high tree branch to watch the moon. Tonight is the first of the month, the moonlight is not full, curved in a crescent shape, lonely in the air.
Tomorrow night, when darkness again visits the old forest, he and she will say goodbye to this place and go to the city, where they know there will be many dangers.
– Why don’t you want Maris to come with us? I see that she is very excited to participate in this mission. Lucasta swung her legs in space and asked softly.
– For her safety. I promised Vincent that I wouldn’t let her be in danger. She should live in the forest.
Being husband and wife, when Lucasta wanted to learn more about Vincent’s death, Samson did not hide it from her but slowly told her what happened thirty years ago.
And he also revealed to her another identity in her uncle’s past, which was Thomas.
– Not only Maris, but rich and beautiful ladies all fell in love with him because of his elegant and handsome appearance and all of them mysteriously disappeared. When the police put him as the biggest suspect, his villa caught fire in the night, many workers died, and burned to ashes and the police concluded that he was among them.
Hearing Samson’s words, Lucasta felt cold all over her body and had to lean closer to him.
She is sure that in this world there will be no one more cruel than William. Perhaps he is a demon in human form.
Why is he her uncle? She felt terrible because she had blood related to him.
– Actually, I don’t want Maris to join us because I’m afraid she’ll meet Thomas again. I don’t know what will happen when she finds out he’s alive.Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.
Samson worries that if Maris kills William out of resentment and eagerness to avenge Vincent, it will be difficult for the police to uncover the crime behind his back.
And the tragedy would continue if one of them replaced him and continued to do evil.
He was also afraid that she would be seduced by that guy again. An old fox with a crazy ambition for immortality will defy all tricks.
She is a woman, naturally weak and gullible, not like men.
Lucasta also feels Samson’s concerns are well-founded. She did not expect that behind the appearance of Maris, who seemed to not need a man, there was a girl who loved so fiercely that she was stupid.
The night wind crept through the trees and then suddenly blew into the bushes, revealing the woman’s cold face, filled with melancholy.
Maris’s hand tightened and her whole body trembled.
It turns out, that bastard is still alive and living very well, rich, powerful, and respected by everyone.
– Thomas, how can you live happily after causing those things? Bastard, I will kill you myself after taking out all the evil people behind you.
Maris was once as innocent and pure as Lucasta. However, after going through that incident and thirty years of being immersed in late regret, she has become more mature and absolutely will not ruin bigger, more important things because of temporary anger.
That year, she did not know that Thomas soon realized she was a vampire not long after taking her to the villa. Because of his desire for immortality, he risked his life to say he loved her.
Because she had just escaped from Vincent, she had no money, no place to live, and was very lonely, so she quickly fell in love with a guy she thought was a good person.
After bringing her to the villa for a few months, he asked her to donate blood so he could do some small research, the reason being that her blood had something very special.
Because of love, she did not suspect anything and let him take a lot of her blood.
When she couldn’t stand it anymore and she refused, he immediately appeared as a devil, captured her, and locked her in a closed room, turning her into a source of raw materials for research on the elixir of immortality.
It gradually turned late at night, while Samson and Lucasta fell asleep, in the city, Michael was still working with his teammates to find a way to rescue the hostages.
Michael was originally on patrol as usual when he received a notice from the president of Workday company, informing him that his only daughter had been kidnapped.
The kidnapper was none other than her ex-boyfriend, the bad guy Eric.
Although Calantha’s father had transferred half of the requested amount to Eric, he still did not take her to the rendezvous point to get the rest and brought her here.
Eric asked Calantha’s father to arrange for him to board a ship to cross the border tomorrow night, and when he arrived safely, he would give her father the address to pick up his daughter.
After a while of following the trail, the police team also arrived at a long-abandoned house near the edge of the forest.
Michael wondered if Lucasta was also nearby. She left and left only a handwritten letter.
The haunted forest is very large and this place is very far from where Samson lives.
The gloomy and creepy scene with ancient crumbling walls and mottled moss makes people feel like this is the residence of a vampire.
– Mr. Eric, we are the police, you have been surrounded. Surrender to enjoy the leniency of the law. Michael brought the speaker to his mouth and spoke.
As soon as he finished speaking, Calantha walked out, her whole body covered in dirt as if she had just wrestled with someone.
However, what surprised Michael was that he couldn’t see Eric.
– Could it be a ghost impersonating her? Bevis whispered.
– Talk nonsense. Do ghosts have shadows? Michael turned to scold him.
The police force approached the girl while carefully observing the surroundings, their guns were still ready to fire.
– He’s in there. Calantha spoke up.
Michael immediately signaled his teammates to come in and the scene that met their eyes stunned them.
The kidnapper was lying unconscious on the floor, his whole body tied tightly with vines.
– Take him out.
After giving the order, Michael put away the gun and walked out, walked up to Calantha, and asked her what happened because he felt like she kidnapped Eric, not Eric kidnapped her.
– A strange girl helped me. While I was trying to take the phone from him, she appeared and knocked him unconscious, then tied him up. Because this place was so deserted, his car was out of gas, and my phone was broken, so I lingered inside, waiting for morning. Calantha answered honestly.
– A girl?
– Yes, she flies like a bird. I mean she doesn’t walk normally, she jumps, she flies, and she’s very strong.
Hearing Calantha’s description, Michael’s eyes immediately changed direction, staring into the dark space ahead.
Could it be that this place is where vampires reside? Not just Samson.
However, according to Calantha, that female vampire was not a bad person.
After assigning the next job to Bevis, calling the president of Workday to inform him that Calantha was safe, Michael took her to the police station.
In the car, Michael took the opportunity to tell Calantha to change her statement when she arrived at the police station, saying that while she was taking the phone from Eric, he fell, lost consciousness, and she used vines to tie him up.
– Why do I have to lie? Calantha frowned and asked.
– Do you remember Lucasta? The girl who broke into Jenny’s birthday party with you.
– Of course, I remember, she took back her rich family and I can’t even contact her. I didn’t expect Samson to be her adopted brother. I even saw similarities in their faces. Her voice was a bit sulky when talking about Lucasta.
There was no other way, Michael had to tell Calantha that Samson was a vampire. He also told the story of how Lucasta ran away when she discovered her uncle’s evil plot and now, perhaps that poor girl has returned to Samson’s side, they are somewhere in this vast forest.
The reason he asked her to change her testimony was because he wanted to protect the vampires living in this forest.
After all, he felt they were good people and did not harm anyone.
If the hunters knew that bloodthirsty creatures were living here, they would summon all the hunters and search everywhere.