Chapter 3: Bad Things Do Happen   “The king, my father. Now be quiet.” TaeYeon said without even turning her head.   “Wha– Why didn't you tell me?!” Tiffany whispered in a harsh tone.   TaeYeon ignored her and proceeded to knock on the door before opening it.   We're actually meeting the king– the king of vampires! What if he kills us or something?! Tiffany thought to herself and began to panic. Her fingers were tangled together and she felt that her heart was beating frantically at that moment.   “Fany, you alright?” Jessica whispered.   “N–no...” Tiffany replied back as the door opened completely, revealing a room with very high ceiling. The smell of books hit her nose and she looked in to see tall shelves filled with books, besides that, the furniture in the room were also considered to be modern design. Right at the middle of the room, there was a huge table and a chair. The chair was slowly turned around, revealing a man who looks around his forties. She immediately looked down.   TaeYeon was the first who went in and she bowed. “Good evening, Appa.”   Sooyoung then went along and bowed while gesturing for the two girls to do the same. They then followed and bowed slightly at the man in front.   “What do we have here?” The King spoke and Tiffany was still having her head down. She did not dare to look at the King. “Are they humans?”   “Yes, Appa. We have to erase their memories.”   “I see.” The King rubbed his chin with his index finger and thumb. “What exactly happened?” He asked, concern was clear in his tone.   “We were going to do our duties today, and halfway through, we came across them who were having some troubles with vampires from the Furer clan, so we helped out.” TaeYeon explained.   “Oh? How did they come across them?” The King glanced at Jessica who gasped when she made eye contact with the King and immediately looked away. “You don't have to be afraid of me, you know? We won't hurt you. You're completely safe here.”   How is it safe when we are practically in a house filled with vampires? Jessica thought to herself and scoffed in her head.   “They were kind of helping a girl at that time.” Sooyoung said.   “So I presume that the girl was the one who was having trouble first and these two kind girls went to help her?”   “Yes, Sir.”   “That was very brave of both of you, I must say.” The King smiled at Jessica and then to Tiffany who still had her head down. He turned to look at Sooyoung. “So, the girl... she didn't survive?”   “No, Sir. She lost too much blood at that time.”   “Okay. Did the two of you clean up after? We can't leave any trace behind and you know it.”   “We’ve already called upon some of our members to take care of everything.” TaeYeon commented.   The King nodded his head. “That's good then.” He then turned again to look at the two human girls. “What's your name?” He asked with a smile on his face.   “Jessica Jung.” Jessica didn't know why but she felt that this man in front of her was harmless and in fact, she felt that she could even trust him.   The King nodded his head and then turned to Tiffany who was still not responding. Jessica realised so she quickly nudged her friend and Tiffany gasped before lifting her head up. She gasped for the second time when she saw the King's face. Surprisingly, it wasn't old and wrinkled like how she imagined a vampire King would be. And... is he smiling at me?   She felt another nudge and realised that she had been staring at the King's face. “T–Tiffany Hwang.”   The King gave her a warm smile. “Well, hello to you then, Tiffany and Jessica. If you want to, you may call me Mr Kim.”   Shouldn't vampires be fierce and scary? Why is the King being so kind to us? Jessica thought to herself.   “Yes, Mr Kim.” Jessica answered and Tiffany gave a small nod.   “May I ask how old are the two of you?” The King walked closer towards Tiffany who immediately tensed up.   Stop walking. Just stop...   “I'm 22, Mr Kim.” Jessica answered first.   “I– I'm... I'm–” Even before she could finish her sentence, Tiffany had already fallen onto the ground.   “Oh God, Tiff!” Jessica quickly squatted down and patted the cheeks of her unconscious friend. “Stop scaring me!”   “Guards! Bring her to a room. Now.” The King ordered to the men who just went into the room.   TaeYeon lifted up a hand towards them and stopped them. “Let me.” They then obeyed and walked away. She carried Tiffany up carefully before walking off.   ---   “Is she going to be alright?” Jessica asked and paced around the room that they had put Tiffany in.   “Yes, she will be fine. She's just too frightened which was why she fainted. But don't worry, she will be awake soon enough.” The girl stood up from the bed.   “Thank you, erm–”   “Seohyun.”   “Right. Thank you, Seohyun.” She lifted up a hand. “I'm Jessica. Jessica Jung.”   Seohyun looked at the hand before smiling. “Well then, I think I should properly introduce myself too.” She took the hand and shook it. “I'm Kim Juhyun. But most people call me Seohyun so I go by that name most of the time.”   “I see.” Jessica paused. Kim? Could she be related to TaeYeon