Chapter 47

Raya’s POV

I could not believe that my father’s quest for adventure had brought him and my mother to Qing. What if they had died?

“She told me to give you something.”

“What would that be?” I asked but we were joined by another customer so he handed me the wares I had purchased and completely ignored me.

I found this strange; I eyed Keenan across the street, he was yet to buy the silk so I waited to get the attention of the china plate trader.

The customer that had interrupted us left and I was about to ask the man what my mother had left for me when suddenly there was commotion. I looked in the direction of the conflict and I saw a vampire clad in tattered clothes running in the center of the street.

I saw humans scurry about for safety but I was scared stiff where I was. This was supposed to be a safe day and the gates were far from closing so what was going on? The vampire had on tattered clothes; of course he was insane. Did Qing really