Vampire's Mate [2 Vampires, 1 Girl]

PROLOGUE ~ PART TWO

Present time

Gracie Kim, a widely known girl for being the luckiest one in the region and the foster daughter of The Kim conglomerate, was sitting in the back of the black limousine. She kept staring out her window with a face that didn't look like someone who was about to enjoy the fun even though she was on the car ride to a high school graduation party.

It should be a night full of merry for a girl her age, but she didn't look enthusiastic at the slightest bit. Her thought was wholly thinking about how she would be away from her beautiful hometown, her loving parents, and be on a plane to The United States to further her study.

She knew it was her duty as the only heiress to strive for the best, but for some reason, she didn't want to be away from home. She had been alone before in the orphanage, and the feeling of having to live alone again brought back her past fear. However, she never mentioned this to her parents. Not even a single word. She knew once she said it, they would change their mind and cancel her studying abroad immediately.

Gracie wanted to be as filial as she could be, so she had to overcome this fear. She was going to miss her mother's bright smile and her father's protective aura. But she was a grown-up now. It was time for her to act like one.

*Ring, ring,*

The sound of the phone ringing woke her up from her deep thought. Fetching the device out from her purse, a bright smile overlayed her beautiful face when she read the displayed caller ID on the screen.

"Hi, mom," answered Gracie gently after she clicked the answer button and brought the phone up next to her ear.

"Grace, are you there yet?" The small voice of Lisa, Gracie's foster mother, echoed from the other line.

"Not yet. But I think I'll be arriving soon."

"Okay. Text me when you get there, alright? And don't stay out too late. Something is bugging me. My eyebrows twitch non stop."

"Mom, you're superstitious again."

"It is a woman slashes a mother's instinct. And it has never been wrong."

"I'm going to be okay. There are a lot of people at the party. No one can hurt me. Besides, Anna's mansion has never lowered its security. There must be guards everywhere. I'll be fine."

"Okay. Still,..." Lisa trailed off, still feeling insecure.

"I can take care of myself. It's just a party. If I can't even do this, how am I supposed to survive in America alone?"

"Right, America," she sighed. "Speaking of that, I miss you already. How am I to survive without you for all these years to come?"

"You'll be fine, mom. Dad will always accompany you."

"Victor? Huh," Lisa hissed under her breath. "Your dad was too busy managing the company lately, especially after signing that partnership. I could barely see him unless it's bedtime where we begin to do what is natural for couples to do."

Gracie coughed, knowing full well what her mom just referred to. Heat began to crawl up her pretty face, highlighting her pale cheeks with a dusting of red.

Despite being a mother in her early forties, Lisa Kim was still a teenage girl by heart. Most of the time, Victor Kim 一Grace's foster father一 always found his daughter's mindset was more mature than his wife's.

"Oops. Sorry, I blurted out R-Rated stuff to a kid." Lisa pretended to apologize as if it was not her intention to say those words. Still, Gracie knew for sure that was not the case.