"He gave you the order to look for me?" Aaric asked.

Arabella raised an eyebrow and flashed a smile full of mystery. "What do you think?"

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Instead of giving him a response, she asked him another question in return and this only annoyed Aaric further.

"Stop playing with words in front of me Arabella," Aaric growled, because he was not in a good mood to deal with his half- sister.

But, it seemed that Arabella didn't care at all about that fact and kept rubbing her annoying attitude on him like before.

Then with her bloodshot eyes, Arabella glanced at Mila, who was lying unconscious on the bed. "So, she is still alive? I thought she was dead and my mission would be in vain."

"What is your purpose in coming here?" This time, Aaric's voice sounded more direct and deep, indicating seriousness in every word he spoke.

On the other hand, Arabella shrugged nonchalantly, but her eyes were still glued to Mila with interest and curiosity which Aaric knew all too well would not end in any pretty way.

"Answer me Arabella Mckeltar," Aaric said her full name and it meant he was dead serious. It wasn't easy to get into this research center, so there was no way that Arabella was just idly searching for him and not having a mission more important than her high pride to receive an order.

"Wow!" Arabella's mouth formed a perfect 'O', but then she giggled in amusement. "Now that you're calling me by my full name, is this a threat? Are you angry? Well, my name is Arabella Santos. Or are you just reminding me that I am your step sister? Reiterating the reason why I can't be with you?"

This time Arabella looked at Aaric with defiant eyes.

"Your mother married my father or not, is not a consideration for me not to choose you." Aaric turned around and checked Mila again. This girl had slept too long, he was afraid that the drugs that those stupid humans gave her would put Mila in a coma again. In that case, how much longer would Aaric have to wait? "Now get out of here."

If Arabella managed to find this place, it meant that Aaric must immediately take Mila away from this research center, because it could be said that Aaric did not have any idea what was in Arabella's mind, and the last time he remembered her, Arabella was a person who would do anything to get whatever she wanted.

And since Aaric didn't know what her mission was this time, it was no longer safe for him to hide from the vampire clan.

D*mn!

Why did problems keep coming? Aaric hadn't even figured out a way to get Mila out of this place yet and now this girl was under intense scrutiny.

"Why should I leave?" Arabella then found a seat and crossed her legs comfortably on the wooden chair there, her eyes turned to Steve who was still frozen, as if he had lost his soul. "I just found you. Don't you miss me after so many years of not seeing each other?"

"You will kill him if you don't let him go." Aaric raised his head and cast an expressionless look at Steve whose face was now turning pale.

One of the things that members of shadow clans could do was to follow human's shadow and make them look like puppets. Like what Arabella did to Steve until now.

"It doesn't matter to me," she shrugged nonchalantly and glanced back at Steve with a scornful look.

"But, you are going to cause trouble for me,"Aaric then continued his sentence and said in a firmer tone. "Let him go now."

"You know that I don't take orders." Arabella narrowed her eyes dangerously and flicked her hand lightly.

And then out of the blue, as if time was ticking around Steve again, the Doctor was able to move his body and now his horrified gaze landed on Arabella.

Arabella's long hair and eccentric appearance made Steve take a step back, knowing the dangers lurking around him.

"What are you?!" Steve exclaimed, his eyes quickly darting to the exit when he remembered the two guards waiting not far from this room. If Steve decided to shout, it was certain they wouldn't hear him because the room was soundproof, but if Steve had managed to reach the door, they would definitely notice.

"No. No." Arabella wiggled her index finger left and right, signaling for Steve not to act recklessly, whatever he was currently thinking. "You will not like the result at all if you insist on calling those two idiots here."

Hearing that, Steve froze in his place, then his eyes turned to Aaric. "You are in cahoots with this creature!" he pointed his finger at Aaric, then ran toward the glass door, trying to open it again but to no avail.

Aaric wrinkled his nose in displeasure. What kind of accusation was that?

However, just at that moment, the door opened from the outside and a woman stepped in. Her steps stopped for a moment as soon as she saw Arabella's figure there.

"Oh, trouble again…" Aaric grumbled.