Chapter 97 Caught Off Guard

Meretrix 02,

"She thinks she's so smart and beautiful with little tricks up her sleeve?" Darcia scoffed to no one in particular.

Not being able to shake off the feeling of humiliation at the bathhouse, she gritted her teeth and slammed her hand on the table.

The mirror in front of her shook, steadied by her hand on the side.

Looking at the mirror, Darcia sighed and looked behind at the others chatting and giggling at the jokes they used to entertain themselves.

"Darcia!" One of the ladies waved her hand, beckoning her over.

The rest all sat in a circle and awaited Darcia's approach.

Reluctantly, she pushed back on her chair and got up, walking towards the center of the room.

Her hands akimbo, she raised a brow, "is there a reason I was called, Hema? I'm not in the mood for all these."

Chestnut, wavy hair clumsily hangs over a delicate yet beautiful face. Beady blue eyes, set low within their sockets blinked at Darcia with initial confusion.

"Well... umm... the fact that you're here says a lot." Hema giggled and patted the wool rug they had all sat on.

Searching the pair of eyes awaiting her response, she let out a sigh, sat down, crossed her legs, and placed her hands in front of her to ward away the boredom.

Hema nudged Darcia and wiggled her brows, "we're playing a little game."

"You know how I hate–"

Shaking Darcia's hand, Hema shook her head, "I refuse to take no for an answer, you're going to love this."

Giving a benefit of the doubt, with her lips drawn into a thin line, she nodded her head reluctantly.

Squealing in delight at finally making a breakthrough with Darcia, Hema looked to her side and at the others. "Let's continue, shall we?"

Leaning to the side and an attempt to whisper, Darcia inquired about the sort of activity they were to participate in.

"Relax, sit down and enjoy the show." Hema snickered in mischief.

Clearing her throat was another female, she had her twin blonde ponytails with a hot pink ombre on each end dangerously barely resting on her nipples.

"Let's proceed with the first dare." She clapped her hands to get everyone's attention.

Darcia raised a brow, suddenly realizing that there was something she had not taken note of when she sat down.

They all had some piece of clothing missing or their hair in a disheveled mess.

All their eyes were on her now, making her uncomfortable and forcing her to speak through the corner of her mouth and at Hema once more.

"Is this what you all call fun?"

"Shh!" Hema replied in a hushed whisper, her grin still present and maintaining her happy mood.

Cutting Darcia off before she could reply to Hema, was the blonde once more. "We are playing a game of dares, we need to know who is the most daring among us and who could ultimately satisfy our lord if he happens to come back here."

Darcia stifled a laugh, not wanting to ruin their moment. They all knew it was a rare occurrence for their lord to branch by a meretrix more than once when he had not visited the others who would also be in expectation for their turn.

They could only hope for him to pick any who had made a lasting impression on his bed chambers.

Not interested in wasting her time on the game she considered petty, she placed her hands on the floor, ready to push up to get to her feet and leave.

Held back down was Hema who shook her head, whispering from the corner of her lips, "we had gotten word from an unknown source that our lord is approaching as we speak."

For a brief second, Darcia was pulled in by that speck of hope, seeing it as a moment of opportunity for her to get closer to him.

Easing her protest, she sat back down and let out a sigh of disappointment in her resolve when it came to lord Hisha.

As quickly as it came, she shook her head and also the thought, snapping back to reality.

"How sure are you of the source? What source was the message transmitted to whoever had spread the news? You do know that–"

"Do you wish for the tip to be wrong?" One of the females challenged with disdain. "I wouldn't want you to jinx this for us, Dhampir."

"Darcia to you, Akasha." She corrected with the grit of her teeth, snarling at the full-blood vampire.

Unlike Darcia, Akasha had dark blue hair with an uneven fringe that swayed to the right and long bangs framing her face.

Her red eyes are actively staring at Darcia and wishing she could be challenged.

Darcia's red eyes glowed with growing hatred at being looked down on by a vampire.

"Tch-" Akasha rolled her eyes and whipped her hair.

"Remember you have a rival that could kill you at a glance, feathers, fur, or fire!" Darcia barked out, laughing hysterically at her references.

Akasha raised her chin and clapped back, "all of which you half-bloods can't even fend against."

Getting to her feet in one swift motion, Darcia raised her fist, ready to throw the first punch, "why you!"

Knock!

Knock!

Pausing in her action, she and the rest turned towards the door and they all followed getting to their feet.

"He's here!" A squeal of delight could be heard.

Hema rushed to the door to unlock it after confirming it was indeed Hisha on the other side.

'The source was right?' Darcia tilted her head, dumbfounded the moment she set eyes on Hisha stepping in.

All went down on their knees upon fully sighting him, except Darcia who still had a hard time processing all that was happening.

[Exp+1]

[Exp+1]

[Exp+1]

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[Exp+1]

[Exp+2]

Ding!

[Exp: 69]

[Level up!]

'Bingo!' Hisha thought with a smirk the moment he set eyes on Darcia.

[Are you sure about this?]

'Are you deterring me from this? It's only a matter of time before my soldiers sweep through Straton and I lose my chance at them getting Melody as I had planned.' Hisha argued, shoving his hand in his pockets.

[She also gives a lot of desire points, why waste that, host?]

'Something is unsettling about her, if left to develop she might turn into a much worse version of Pesa. Besides, her ability would be a drawback for me.' Hisha countered.

[...]

With Hema signaling Darcia to get on her knees while mouthing the words, this only seemed to confuse Darcia all the more.

Instead of listening to the advice, she watched as Hisha slowly approached her from her perspective.

Offering his hand towards her with a warm smile, he waited till she took his hand.

[Exp+3]

'This is by far going to be as easy as stealing candy from a baby!' Hisha snickered, pulling her towards him with relative ease.

The others watched silently with a curious gaze as to what was happening before them.

"Let's go somewhere more private," Hisha whispered into her ear.

[Exp+4]

Turning towards the door, he gave a warm smile to the rest, which seemed to soothe their shock for a while.

"Hopefully it might be one of you I might choose next." He concluded by sowing the seed of false hope.

Swooning over his charisma and watching in awe as he walked past them.

Walking out with Darcia pulled behind him, he didn't bother looking back the moment he saw the timer begin its countdown.

[00:59:58]

Leaving him with no choice, he chose to go with teleportation.

*****

Click!

[00:57:34]

Pushing on the door leading into his room, he made a wave of his hand causing the curtains to drop and cast its dark shade over the room.

With a snap of his fingers, some of the torches flickered on, casting their dim illumination on the room, revealing a trail of roses at the bottom of the bed leading onto the bed.

Darcia was mesmerized by such romantic display, she turned towards Hisha and kissed him on the lips.

[Exp+7]

Stirred by her aphrodisiac-inducing ability, that mere act stirred up his desire and when she pulled away, she was caught off guard when Hisha pulled her back in and held her by the waist and raised her right leg towards his hip, supporting her leg with his hand.

"Mmmf!" She moaned into his lips and pressed her bust against his chest and let out a gasp when she felt his erection pressed against her crotch.

Pulling away from the kiss, Hisha was temporarily driven by his lust and jerked forward, letting out a groan.

"Lord Hisha?!" Darcia moaned, overwhelmed by his drive, and began to question if she could keep up.

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A/N

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