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Chapter 27 - Royal Pains

Elliana turned toward Olivia and smiled.

"I hope you and Hannah come visit again soon."

Olivia smiled back.

"Yeah, of course. I'm gonna make sure I visit you again. And Hannah too, right?"

Hannah, whose face was usually completely emotionless, blushed slightly.

Elliana smiled and waved goodbye.

"Bye! Don't forget to pay your best friend a visit!"

Olivia laughed softly.

"I wouldn't even if I wanted to. Bye! We're gonna be on our way."

She turned around and began walking away, with Hannah following beside her.

Draven also started walking away, his left hand in his pocket while his right hand held the bow.

He suddenly stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

Draven glanced down.

It was a woman's hand.

He turned around and saw his mother standing behind him.

"Mom," Draven said.

Elliana quickly reached out with her other hand and took Draven's left hand, holding it tightly.

"Come with me, honey," she said.

She began walking, pulling Draven along with her.

Draven walked beside his mother, still holding the bow in his right hand.

*Damn it. I wanted to take a nap.*

Elliana continued holding his hand as she led him toward three chairs.

His father was already seated in one of them.

When they reached the chairs, Elliana pointed toward one.

"Sit here, honey."

Draven sat down, still holding his bow.

Elliana sat in the chair beside him.

Draven looked around.

*What the hell this what am I supposed to do?*

Before he could think any further, a female vampire with brown hair and red eyes approached them.

She was holding a gift in her hands.

She smiled, bowed slightly, and extended the gift toward Draven.

"Your Highness, I wanted to offer this small gift to celebrate your special day. I hope it is to your liking."

Draven looked at her.

*Hell yeah. All I gotta do is sit back and receive gifts.*

A maid walked over and took the gift from the vampire.

Draven glanced at the woman again.

*She might seem nice with that smile on her face, but I can see the distrust in her eyes.*

His eyes slowly moved across the room.

*Not only her, but in the eyes of every other blood-sucking bastard here.*

He looked around at the gathered vampires.

*I don't even know where the hell all these people crawled out from.*

Elliana noticed his expression and smiled.

"Honey, you're supposed to express your gratitude when you receive a gift from someone."

Draven glanced back at the vampire.

"Thanks for the gift," he mumbled.

*I don't really care what anyone thinks. Ugh.*

Another vampire soon approached Draven, holding another gift.

Draven stared at him.

*Damn, this is gonna take a while.*

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### Scene Shift

Later, Draven was walking through the hallway.

His right hand was still holding the bow, while his left hand remained in his pocket.

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