Chapter 64

"As you wish, master." I am aware of the actions that are required of me. After uttering the statement in an almost robotic fashion, Scott turned to walk out the door.

I responded, "Take care, Scott," but he did not turn to look at me, and he did not respond to my statement.

I made my way around to face Lorcan.

He had been paying attention and was trailing behind Scott. As he walked by me, he gave me a hearty squeeze on the shoulder and congratulated me, saying, "Good work, my little apprentice." After that, neither of them could be found.

Even though he didn't look at me when he said it, I got a feeling that he meant what he said.

I reached up and grasped the region on my shoulder where he had been pressing. It was almost as if he still had a firm hold on me after we had broken apart. After reversing course, I inspected the blood bag that was sitting on the table.

I was aware that I needed to complete the task, but I was unable to do so when