My Most Precious Human

I couldn't sleep. I tossed and turned in bed, hearing the overwhelming beating of my own heart. I kept thinking about why my words made Sariel so angry, and more importantly, was he still angry at me for asking that stupid question? I hoped not. The relationship between him and me was fragile even without any additional conflicts. Thankfully, Gabriel seemed to be less prejudiced against me. It would only make my job much harder…

I got up as if I hadn't slept at all. I splashed cold water on my face over a hundred times before I started to resemble a human being, and not that I resembled any attractive inhuman before doing it. I was only a beginner when it came to cosmetics and make-up. In my twenty-five years of living, I didn't really have time to care about my looks. I was a fast learner. I had the full theory, but experience and skills were completely different stories. I stood in front of the mirror trying to fix my lashes so they wouldn't resemble insect feet. Fortunately, Martha came in just in time to give me a hand.

"You should be thankful that your skin doesn't require much make-up. You are lovely as you are." She smiled as she gently tapped a bit of loose powder on my cheeks.

"Not today… I got up looking like I had escaped from the remake of the Night of the Living Dead," I scoffed at myself.

"Tough night? What happened?" Martha seemed deeply concerned.

"Well, the Duke got angry with me yesterday. Maybe I shouldn't even mention that I've found out about the human he loved and how it all ended. I made foolish assumptions and apparently said a little too much." I smiled awkwardly.

"Maybe it's because you resemble her…" Martha muttered under her breath, but I heard her quite well.

"What did you say?" I asked, gazing into her eyes.

"Nothing…" She tried to dissuade me from the topic.

"Oh, come on! Who do I resemble?" I was going to make her talk no matter what.

the human whom the

with Sariel ran

within me that he found attractive, but I guess I

wouldn't keep you in the castle because of sentiment. He is too cruel for

that the last argument was something I decided to hold on to. As stupid as it was, I could feel more at ease if it turned out that he didn't treat me as a walking-talking image of his

focus on work. I put on a stylish overcoat, grabbed my purse, and

Duke… Is he at the castle?" The last thing I wanted was

today. He took Mr. Gotha with him, and they both left in

I was relieved that I wouldn't have to find out firsthand if Sariel was

This time I chose to deliberately ignore my fellow human employees and pretended I was a ghost that glided through their corridors. Certainly, it didn't stop them from proclaiming their spiteful remarks loud enough to make sure I would hear them. This time I was called a "useless slut" and a "vampires' toy". Well, I wouldn't give them points for creativity, even though I found those names quite amusing. What concerned me more was the fact that the tones of their voices became slightly more aggressive, as if there was someone who fueled their disdain towards me. I clenched my teeth and walked back to my office without saying

like those employees who made them had never corrected their ways of working. I decided to check if those people were still working for the company. I seriously hoped they weren't. The last thing I wanted was to be the reason why someone would get fired. Of course, it

sat in front of my laptop and took a deep breath. I had unlimited access to human resources files, so I could easily check the current position of those who landed on my black list. It was truly fortunate. I couldn't even begin to imagine what could happen if I had to ask Monique for assistance in

last year. I sighed heavily. I really wanted to prove to Gabriel that there was no reason to terminate

went with my investigation. The sums of money the bank had lost because of them grew in my report. The list of the

some kind of nightmare!" I cried out, enraged by

of my working hours, I had already found over forty incompetent people who should never have been working at a bank. I checked their files, and it turned out

are going to kill me when they find

I were him, I would terminate those contracts as soon as I looked at the report. I also knew that people wouldn't blame the CFO or CEO; they would blame the one who wrote the damn report! The proportions between humans and vampires that were on the list also looked as if I was biased. I also knew that if I were to stand in