Moon Lovers: Bound by Blood and Revenge

"Enough with this teasing, Lyca!" Marceline slightly scolded her doctor friend. "Let's talk seriously. Are you available next week? It's my grandpa's birthday." She wanted to divert the topic so she mentioned her grandfather's birthday party.

Lyca fell silent after hearing that. There was a hint of hesitation in her eyes as if she was thinking whether to go or not. She was avoiding seeing someone and Marceline was aware of it.

"My grandpa wants to see you there. Please do this for him. Are you still avoiding my cousin, Enrique? Just attend the party and don't mind him," Marceline suggested.

Lyca and Enrique were past lovers. Marceline thought they were a perfect match for each other. But for some reasons unknown, they just suddenly broke up which surprised both the Zhou Family and the Lee Family.

Lyca didn't tell her the full details but she told Marceline that she realized Enrique was not the guy for her. Since their breakup, Lyca tried her best to avoid Enrique.

Marceline thought Enrique was the one who got dumped by Lyca. But the way she was acting, Lyca seemed to be the one who was greatly affected by their breakup.

"Don't tell me you haven't moved on yet? It's already been one year since the two of you broke up." Marceline started nagging at her friend.

"What happen to your favorite passage– there are plenty more fish in the sea?" Marceline questioned her, lifting an eyebrow.

Lyca could only pout her lips, feeling a little bit guilty. She didn't expect that Marceline would nag at her and scold her because she was hesitating to attend the party just to avoid Enrique, Marceline's cousin who happened to be her ex-boyfriend.

"Okay. Stop scolding me. I will attend Grandpa Roland's birthday party!" Lyca finally gave in.

Marceline smiled triumphantly upon hearing that. She wanted Lyca to attend because she knew that the party would be boring for her as she hated socializing with others.

She was not close to her cousin, Natasha. She also didn't want to entertain other pretentious people who would be there only to brag and show off their status. 

Many socialites would be attending the party. She wanted to avoid them. And the best thing to do was to have a perfect partner like Lyca whom she got along very well.

"Thank you, Lyca. Don't worry. I will not let Enrique get near you during the party," Marceline reassured her, handing over the invitation card to Lyca.

Lyca could only shake her head helplessly while accepting the card.

"Will your bodyguard attend the party as well?" Lyca suddenly blurted out, giving her a teasing look.

"Of course, he will. Why do you ask?" Marceline asked her with a raised eyebrow.

Lyca let out a soft giggle seeing Marceline's reaction. 

"Well, I think lots of girls will be feasting their eyes on your gorgeous bodyguard. What will you do about it?" Lyca asked her expectantly.

"You don't have to worry about that. It's a masquerade ball theme party so his face will be covered by a mask," Marceline replied nonchalantly. 

Aside from that, she was thinking that no one would dare talk to Kira if she's around. Her cold sharp gaze would scare them away.

"Oh, by the way, is your bodyguard still single? With his good looks and excellent physique, I don't think he doesn't have any girlfriend. What if he is already married?"

That question from Lyca caught her off guard. Marceline never asked Kira about it. What if he had a lover? Was it also a vampire?

'Gosh! Why didn't I think about this possibility before? What if he is committed to someone? Why am I allowing myself to get intimate with him?' Marceline wanted to scold herself just thinking about those possibilities.

'Does he have a woman he loves?'

Marceline's heart clenched for some unknown reason. The idea of Kira loving another woman made her jealous. Super jealous. 

"I don't know. I have to ask him…" Marceline meekly replied to Lyca's query.

"Alright! If he is single, make sure to go for him! Don't ever let him escape from your grasp!" Lyca encouraged her once again as she tried shipping Marceline and Kira.

Marceline just pursed her lips. She didn't comment further on Lyca's last remarks.

"Lyca, I will not stay long. I need to go back to the company. Let's just see each other at the party. Wear your best dress!"

"You don't have to tell me twice! I am planning to do that! We never know, I might meet my Mr. Right at that party. Operation Man Hunt Begins!"

Marceline could only giggle at Lyca's craziness. "Okay. Good luck with your manhunt!"

"Go for Kira. If not, then I will be the one to get him. He might become the target of my hunt!" Lyca teased her again.

Marceline just narrowed her eyes, glaring at her friend. She didn't say a word but her expression alone was telling Lyca that Kira was off-limits.

Soon, Marceline called Kira, telling him she was done talking to her doctor friend. They were about to leave the clinic and go back to the Zhou Empire.

Marceline and Kira bade goodbye to Lyca. They were walking in the hallway when Marceline noticed that Kira was grinning from ear to ear.

'What's wrong with him? Why is he smiling like a fool?' Marceline thought to herself, feeling intrigued.

Couldn't resist her curious mind, Marceline decided to ask him. "Where did you go? Why do you look so happy?"

Kira glanced at her, still smiling gorgeously.

"I just checked the nearby buildings," he simply replied.

"So? What have you found that made you so cheerful today?" Marceline asked further, still curious as to why Kira looked so happy.

Kira halted on his steps, making Marceline stop on her track as well. He moved closer to her, leaning in to whisper something to her.

"I just found out that you like my good looks, that's why you hired me as your bodyguard."

Marceline: "..."

Marceline's eyes widened in utter shock after hearing that.

'Was he listening to our conversation a while ago?  How much did he hear? Damn, what a sly vamps!'