Chapter 1: Story To Tell

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A young man with elegant light brown hair, dark green eyes, and fair skin was getting himself ready for the day in his room of the mansion located in Willow Creek. He took a shower and changed into some formal clothes after drying himself with a towel. He headed downstairs and sat in the living room. His name was Caleb. He was expecting an important visitor. It was a famous author of multiple fictional books named Yoora Chui. She was a middle-aged woman with black hair tied in a bun. Apparently he emailed her the other day, asking her to come to his house to listen to his story so she can help him write and publish.

Finally, there was a knock on the door. It was the storywriter.

Caleb: He opened the door for her. Yoora! How are you? Come on in.

Caleb: Would you like some coffee to start off the day?

Yoora: I would but I hardly do that in another household.

Caleb: Don't be shy. It's rare for me to have visitors.

When they were both inside Caleb's mansion, he filled up a cup of coffee for Yoora to drink in the kitchen.

Yoora: Thank you very much...You're so kind. The coffee you made is very sweet.

Caleb: Really? I'm glad to hear that coming from a famous storywriter like yourself.

Caleb: When you're ready, I have a special story to tell you.

When they were both ready, they sat down across from each other on the sofas in the living room.

Yoora: So, what is this special story you wanted to share, Caleb?

Caleb: A better one. It's a string of romance. A love story between a cold vampire and a warm human.

Yoora: Any suggestions for a title?

Caleb: You can title it Warm Blood. I bet many strangers will read this story once you publish it.

Caleb started narrating the story.

Once there was a young woman who had the career of a private tutor. Her name was Angela Spears.

She got a call from a random number to tutor the master who lived in a mysterious mansion.

He was an unsociable, young man named Jeremy Wilkins.

The story began with an old female housekeeper called Lisa preparing dinner. She took food from the fridge and used the ingredients in her pan to make delicious meals for both her and the master of the house, Jeremy. When dinner was ready, she went to Jeremy's room and politely knocked on his door. He was a young man with jet black hair, smooth pale skin, dark green eyes, and a cold, stoney complexion.

Lisa: Knocked on his door. Jeremy, dinner is ready. Let's eat.

Jeremy: He was standing inside his room with a neutral expression. Good. I was starting to get hungry...

When they sat down together to eat dinner in the dining room, Lisa started the conversation again with Jeremy about homeschooling. He had been struggling with English because he had little interest in learning anything for that subject and he didn't seem to care about it much.

Lisa: So, Jeremy, what do you think of your subjects?

Jeremy: They're boring I guess...Especially English.

Lisa: I suggest we should find a tutor for you.

Jeremy: Fine...I just want to get this subject over and done with.

Jeremy: I also don't want the tutor to be annoying either...

Lisa: I understand...If you don't like him or her, we can always get you another tutor.

When dinner was over, Lisa started to research for tutors within their local area online. Finally, she found a profile of a female tutor named Angela Spears online. She was a woman in her early 20s with long light brown hair, soft blue-green eyes, and an angelic face. Lisa dialed the number on her phone.

Lisa: Hi, I have a youngster here who needs a tutor for English. Do you think you can be his tutor?

Angela: Sure...I'm up for hire.

Lisa: That's great! You can tutor him as long as you need. You don't have to worry about the payment.

Angela: Ok, ma'am. Just send me his address and I'll be there tomorrow morning.

The next morning, Angela arrived at their house with the help of a taxi carrying her luggage since she's going to be living there temporarily. She walked closer to the front door and rang the doorbell.

Angela: On the inside. I wonder about the person I'll be tutoring...What's he like?

A few moments later, Lisa invited her in and they began to talk in the main living room downstairs.

Lisa: You're the tutor I spoke to yesterday on the phone, correct?

Angela: Yes, that was me. I'm Angela Spears.

Lisa: Nice to meet you, Angela. I'm the housekeeper of this house...Lisa.

Lisa: Our youngster is looking forward to meeting you. Why don't you wait here for a moment?

She got up and went to summon Jeremy. He was drawing something random on a canvas in another room.

Lisa: Jeremy, your tutor just arrived. Why don't you come out and meet her?

He stopped drawing and turned around knowing that a new person was waiting for him inside his house. He didn't seem delighted by the fact, but knew he didn't really have a choice but to meet Angela.

He casually introduced himself to Angela when he got inside the living room.

Jeremy: Hi, thank you for coming. I'm the master of this house...Jeremy Wilkins.

Jeremy: I see that you're my new tutor...

Angela: Hello, Jeremy. It's nice to meet you. I can't wait to tutor you...

Jeremy: Lisa will show you where your room will be in this house. I'm ready whenever you're ready.

Angela: Sounds great...We can get started right away if you like. 

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