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Mission complete.

SSS level. The nest is clear.

Every rogue vampire is down.

Good. But the Cullens noticed you. Your cover is at risk.

The organization wants you under a new identity.

Infiltrate the family now.

What cover?

The Cullens are the oldest, strongest vampire family in this region.

Your target is their young heir, Vera Cullen.

You'll pose as her private tutor in manners and abilities.

Power is shifting inside the family. Get close to her. Get to the heart of the

Cullens.

You're sending an elite hunter undercover for one week pureblood?

Stay in character.

Understood.

Vera Cullen. The vampire world's favorite joke. A direct Cullen heir with

almost no power.

Proud. Spoiled.

Cruel.

They say no tutor lasts five minutes with her.

Cute, though.

Hello? I'm your new tutor, Layla Vane. Your tenth tutor.

And your last.

Zoe, your trap didn't work at all!

Vera! Give me one more chance!

I'll have you out of this castle.

Count on it.

Silly girl.

You must be Vera Cullen.

I'm Layla Vane, the live-in tutor your father hired. Call me Mrs. Vane.

Or just call me sis.

You're really going up there?

Looks like she came prepared.

She thinks a few moves will win Vera over?

Dream on.

Thanks for the welcome gift. I brought you a surprise, too.

How dare you attack a Cullen daughter!

Exactly. Vera could wipe out an outsider like you with one word. You all saw the

gift. So you all get one.

Damn, that hurts.

You hit me? Do you know who I am?

The Zoe family heir.

One of Vera's little followers.

Your name means nothing to me. Get up there!

Hold her down!

I'll take the blame!

What are you doing?

Showing Lord Cullen who's blocking Vera from getting proper training.

Enough games.

Can we start the lesson now, Vila? Say your name again.

Layla Vane.

Layla Vane.

Good. I'll remember it. The honor is mine.

That fire in her eyes fired me up too. From that day on, she tried everything

to drive me out. She never pulled it off.

Your new teeter is no joke. She lasted a full week. That's a new record.

Vera put a wild blood bat in her room. She caught it with ease. Then Vera

locked her in the prison library.

She just went to sleep.

We may be out of tricks.

Today. What happens today?

Today, I drive her out of this castle.

Come to my room later. Give me my lesson.

Looks like today's first lesson won't be in the textbook.

Vera, time for your lesson.

Vera, are you in there?

I'm taking a bloodbath to calm my bloodline. My robe is on the vanity.

Bring it in, please.

Here.

Wait!

You.

Miss, your fresh blood is here. Should I bring it in? You knew the maid was

coming. You wanted her to catch us. Claim I barged into your bathroom and

have your father throw me out.

Sharp as ever, Miss Vane.

So?

Do you like my trap?

What are you doing?

You wrote the script.

Why don't we make the scene look real?

I won't stop now.

Leila Vane, do you know what you're doing?

I'm your student. You're my teacher. You can't do this!

You're a trap.

You're a scene.

I should play along, shouldn't I?

Oh my god, how did this happen?

Miss, I'm coming in.

Don't come in!

Leave it on the table!

Yes, miss.

Kid, not everyone is dumb enough to fall for your traps.

Study. Five minutes.

Today's lesson, respect.

Miss Vane, are you awake?

Miss Vane!

What happened?

Miss Vera is in terrible shape. Please come see her.

Let's go.

Miss Vera has suffered whenever the tides shift, ever since Miss Izalid

died.

She always grips this picture and won't let go.

It's her?

Young vampires often bully humans near this town.

We're here to investigate.

Yes, ma'am.

Filthy human!

You don't belong here!

Enough!

You're safe now.

Don't be afraid.

Are you a vampire too?

Yes. But humans and vampires don't have to hate each other.

Live, protect what matters to you.

That's our promise.

Isolid, don't go.

Don't leave me alone.

Silver did this.

A vampire's healing power can never erase a wound like this.

Who gave her this silver burn?

I don't know either, Miss Vane.

All right.

I need to report this to Cullen.

Lord Charon, Vera is having an attack. She... It's a bloodline flare-out. She

won't die.

My time matters.

Don't bother me with this nonsense again.

One more thing. Vera has a silver burn on her neck.

Someone hurt her.

I did.

I burned her with a silver blade.

After Izalette died, Vera cried day and night.

She begged me to bring the dead back.

I have a family to run. I had no time for that foolish dream.

So I burned her neck with a silver blade.

Pain taught her to obey.

She never dared say Izalette's name again.

It's one scar.

She's alive. She's still here in the castle.

You burned your own child, and you call yourself head of the Cullen family?

I have plenty of children.

Vera is the weakest.

The most useless.

Letting her stay here is already more kindness than she deserves.

Know your place, Mrs. Vane.

I pay you to teach, not meddle in my family.

I'll let this go once. There won't be a second time.

Vera, our childhoods were more alike than I knew.

You're cute when you're quiet.

Isolette, don't leave.

I'm not Isolette. It's me, Layla.

Layla, stay.

I'm here.

Sleep.

She wasn't the spoiled heiress fighting me anymore.

She was just a girl in pain, begging for warmth.

I almost forgot why I came here.

I only wanted her to get better.

Heard you had a bad fever.

Feeling better?

While you were sick, we found a way to get rid of Mrs. Vane.

We trick her into drinking these.

She'll lose control of her body. Then these two can do whatever they want.

After that, her name is Dirt.

Zoe, that's perfect!

What the hell are you doing? You wanted Laylee gone. We're helping you.

First time.

Last time, Zoe.

Plan anything this sick again, and I'll pour the next bottle down your throat.

Get out.

All of you. Now.

Miss Vera, Ms. Vane's time here paid off.

You're protecting her now.

Don't get the wrong idea.

I hate their filthy plan.

This has nothing to do with Layla.

Whatever the reason, thank you.

Mrs. Vane, no tutor has ever made Miss Vera ever care this much.

I wasn't special.

I only saw the side she hid from everyone else. I gave her a little care.

She protected me in her own awkward way. Beneath all that cruelty, she just

wanted to be seen.

To matter.

The file says tomorrow is Vera's coming of age. Why is no one preparing?

Vera's coming of age should be a grand family event.

But after Miss Izalit died, no one cared enough to plan it. In time, Miss Vera

said she didn't want one.

She wants it.

She's only hiding the hurt. I'll prepare it for her.

Thank you, Miss Vane.

Miss Vane, don't go inside.

What happened? Vera's half-sister, Sarah, is here with her husband, Kate.

They're powerful elite vampires.

They come here to bully Vera. If they get angry, an ordinary human won't

survive. Stay out until they leave.

my sister's picture.

I'm your sister too, little Vera.

You're the other woman's daughter.

You're not my sister.

Watch your mouth.

Still, your little sister is pretty. Pretty and useless.

Remember the bloodline test three years ago?

Every child her age could manifest their bloodline. She couldn't form even the

weakest shape.

Everyone laughed at her.

Her direct bloodline is the only reason they let her rot in this castle.

So you're a direct pureblood. Big deal.

Rage all you want.

You still can't change a thing.

Blame Izalith, the only sister who ever protected you. A hunter slaughtered her.

What a horrible way to die.

Without her, you're nothing.

Shut your mouth!

Don't you dare say her name! I'll never forgive the hunters!

And I'll never forgive you.

Enough. It's her 18th coming of age. We still owe her a gift.

What are you doing? A gift just for you. Father marked your neck.

I'll mark those pretty eyes.

Please, don't remember my gift.

Help me! Somebody, please!

Touch my student again, and you answer to me.

Layla, my eyes. I almost lost my eyes. You're safe. I'm here. They won't touch

you. Who the hell are you?

Layla Vane, Vera's teacher.

Her teacher?

Another tutor Father bought?

You're pathetic, Vera.

Number ten already.

Get your hands off me.

Who gave you the right to interfere?

Do you know who I am?

I'm a Cullen, too.

The mixed blood one?

You... Okay, I don't care who you are. Vera is my student.

You won't touch her while I'm here. Back off, outsider.

This is family business. Stay out of it.

The second I became Vera's teacher, I stopped being an outsider.

Your wife is the Cullen mixed blood. You're the outsider.

What did you just say?

Layla, I... I'm sorry.

I kept trying to drive you away. Not now.

If you mean it, apologize after this is over.

That gear is built to take down vampires.

You're no ordinary tutor. Are you a... I don't care who you think I am.

None of you will touch Vera today. Big talk for one human.

You think you can take four elite vampires alone?

Enough talk.

Finish this.

All of you, take her down!

You can't save her. Neither of you is leaving this hall.

Vera, get somewhere safe.

But... I'll end this fast. Trust me. Die, you filthy human!

That pressure.

It's tearing me apart.

Don't let her breathe!

No human can stand against elite vampire blood power. Layla! Watch the blood

power!

Let's see you dodge them all.

You use blood power to crush the weak. Is that what elite vampires do?

My blood power. It's blocked.

What is this?

It's cutting off my bloodline.

Cheap toys.

You think they can bring down an elite cure blood?

Vampires rely on speed and blood power.

Block their bloodline points and they lose both.

Let him go, bitch!

What are you doing?

Stop! My father will make you pay.

You didn't stop when that silver spike was inches from Vera's eyes.

Impossible.

Four elite vampires beaten by one human.

Who the hell are you? No human tutor could take down four elite vampires.

Who are you?

I'm Vera's tutor.

I did what any teacher should.

I protected my student.

All my life, only Izalos stood in front of me like this.

No one else ever fought to protect me.

Too bad Izalos died young.

Didn't the hunters rip out her heart?

What?

Izalos? What happened to you?

Why protect trash like her?

Together, take her down!

I won't lose to a human!

Let's see how long you can shield her!

Layla, thank you.

No one has ever fought four elite vampires just to protect me.

Don't thank me.

As long as I stay in this castle, no one will bully or hurt you again.

I promise.

I'll protect you.

Now I get it.

Protect you? What a pretty lie.

And you bought it, Vera?

What are you saying? Can't you see?

She never came here to teach!

Look at those needles.

Look at that vampire-killing gear. What normal teacher carries that?

Exactly. No ordinary human takes down four elite vampires alone.

That's standard hunter gear.

Layla.

She's lying, right?

You're just my tutor.

You're not a hunter. Idiot. She's a hunter. Humans like her slaughter

vampires. A hunter killed your sister. Shut up.

The organization sent her here. Getting close to you. Caring for you. All part

of the job.

She used you to steal Cullen's secrets.

That kindness was a hunter's disguise.

Once she gets what she wants, she'll dump you. She may even turn her weapon

on you.

No, this can't be. Why would anyone care about a nasty, useless pretty face like

you? No one will ever love you.

Is it true, Layla?

Tell me, is it true?

Vera, it's not that simple. One answer.

Are you a hunter or not?

One answer.

Are you a hunter or not?

Yes, I'm a hunter, but... Stop!

I don't want your excuses!

Get out of this castle!

Your father hired me as your live-in tutor.

I won't leave without Lord Cullen's order.

Tutor? It was all a lie.

Why stay? To keep acting?

How touching, hunter.

Your cover is blown, but you still won't leave.

That's enough for today. Leave Cullen Castle.

Now.

We're leaving.

If this isn't over, we'll settle the score.

Vera.

Vera, after lunch we can do today's manners lesson in the study.

Bring my meal over here.

Mrs. Vane is supposed to dine with you. I never agreed to eat with a stranger.

She won't even let me finish a sentence.

Vera, we heard what happened in the hall yesterday.

That human hunter lied to you and posed as your tutor.

Her cover is blown.

Throw her out of the castle for good. Our old tricks can still work.

Together we can make her leave. Enough!

Vera? We're helping you.

She lied to you. She's a hunter.

I know what she is. Stop saying it over and over. This is my problem.

Stay out of it.

You're really letting a hunter stay in this castle?

Get out.

All of you. I don't want to see you right now.

Vera, you out!

Vera. At least Syrah and her people haven't come back.

I have to stay and guard this place.

Move. Come on.

Move!

You're safe. I've got you.

Relax.

Layla, it hurts.

I know. I'm here.

Yes, I'm a hunter, but... Stop!

I don't want your excuses!

Get out!

Don't touch me.

I don't need your pity.

When danger hits, her body tells the truth before her mind can stop it. Get

out. I want to be alone.

Don't force your bloodline again.

Your body can't take it.

I'll be right outside.

Call me if anything happens.

That fight at the castle cost us.

We can't provoke Layla again yet.

So we just let her stay in Cullen Castle?

Driving out one hunter can wait.

I want control of the family.

Once it's mine, I can deal with Vera and that hunter however I want.

What do we do next?

Contact the Cullen branches loyal to me.

Gather our people and build our strength in secret. Win over everyone who resents

father. Until then, stay away from the castle.

Understood.

We lie low for now.

Once everything is ready, we go back and take what should be mine.

Did you hear what happened in the hall?

Miss Vane is a human hunter.

A hunter?

And she's still here with Miss Vera? That scares me.

Everyone is talking. Some say the hunter fooled Miss Vera.

Others say Miss Vera is working with her.

If Lord Cullen hears those rumours, who knows what he'll do?

Layla Vane, your undercover assignment is over. Return to Hunter Base now and

report everything you learned about the Kellans.

At once?

Vampire leaders have noticed you. Staying at the castle is too risky. We

need to verify your intel in person.

No delays.

When can you leave?

Understood. I'll arrange my return.

Don't keep us waiting. A new mission is ready for you.

Sarah is still building her forces.

If I leave now, Vera loses her shield.

But I can't ignore the organization forever.

Where is Miss Vera?

Mrs. Vann. She's on the garden terrace.

She ordered everyone to stay away.

Come in.

I have to leave the castle for a while. I knocked on Vera's door, but she

wouldn't answer. She locked herself in her room yesterday afternoon.

She told everyone not to disturb her.

I can't say goodbye to her in person.

While I'm gone, please watch over Miss Vera.

Keep an eye on her health, especially when the tides shift. If Sarah's people

come near the castle, leave a warning signal at once. I will, Miss Vane.

Don't tell anyone I'm leaving. Keep it quiet.

Understood.

I hope nothing happens before I get back.

You finally came back. Give me your field report.

And every piece of core Cullen intel you found.

The family is fighting over power.

Syrah is gathering support from the Cullen branches and plans to take

control. Vera is a direct Cullen daughter, but her damaged bloodline

leaves her weak and in danger.

That's surface-level gossip.

I want their defenses, bloodline records, and the leader's weak points.

You were inside for weeks.

You must have found something.

I haven't.

Nothing?

You spent all that time beside the target and you came back empty-handed?

We heard there was a fight at Cullen Castle.

You crushed Syrah and her group. They say you protected Vera Cullen more than

once. Syrah attacked the target.

Protecting Vera was necessary to keep my cover.

Necessary? I know you, Layla.

Don't tell me you feel nothing for that vampire girl.

I haven't forgotten that I'm a hunter.

I hope not.

Export every file you have.

We need that intel for our next move against the Cullens.

Don't let me catch you hiding anything for a vampire.

If I hand over the core intel, Vera will be in even greater danger.

The intel still needs review. Some leads don't add up.

Give me more time.

Don't drag this out.

Prove where your loyalty lies.

I can't let Silva see what I'm really looking for.

My access is locked.

A normal search won't open the full file.

I'm checking old case files.

I need the supporting records from the attack on Izalid Cullen years ago. Not

the main file, just field patrol reports.

That case is sealed by command.

Regular field agents can't touch it.

I only need patrol reports, not the main file.

The Cullens are unstable now. These records could help me assess the next

phase of my mission.

Read them here.

No copies.

Nothing leaves this room.

If the commander finds out, we're both in trouble.

Understood.

It wasn't an official field team.

A rogue hunter squad acted alone, and something tied to Sarah was left at the

scene.

Layla, where is the Cullen report?

The organization is waiting.

I'm working on it. The Cullen factions are tangled.

I need to cross-check everything so planted intel doesn't mislead us. You

have until this time tomorrow.

I want a complete report.

Don't try anything.

The base tracks every move you make.

Izalad's death isn't what the official record says.

A rogue hunter squad worked with Sarah.

But I only have fragments, not proof.

Vera is still in the castle. I have to get these clues to her.

But the base is watching me.

One careless message could expose me, lose the evidence, and erase the only

leads I have.

I can't use the main gate.

Sarah has watchers outside the castle.

I have to send the clues in from here.

Leila vane stop don't move you're coming with us

Commander Silva knew you'd sneak out. She was right

How did you find me The system tracked

every step you took stand down and return to base for questioning

It's Layla.

What's she doing here?

They're going to kill her!

Keep resisting, and we'll use force.

I knew it.

You're secretly passing messages to vampires.

You want me? Come and get me.

How did you find me?

Hunters chased you into the woods. I heard them everywhere.

I thought... I thought they'd catch you.

Or worse.

I followed the noise, stayed clear of the patrols, and searched everywhere for

you.

You shouldn't have risked this.

If a hunter sees you, you'll be in danger too.

Don't get the wrong idea.

I only came to see what you were so desperate to send me.

I risked everything for these clues.

They're about Izalette's death.

A rogue squad?

A scrap from Sarah's clothes?

All these years, I was sure hunters killed my sister.

But these clues tell a different story.

I only have fragments.

I still need solid proof.

But what happened back then isn't the story everyone knows.

Why give this to me?

You're a hunter.

Izalette saved my life.

I won't let the truth stay buried.

If Syrah killed my sister, what was all my rage and hate for?

But Leia is still a hunter.

She came to the castle on a mission.

We've gathered our forces.

Everything is ready.

We know every guard post around Lord Cullen.

Our people are already inside the castle.

It's time to return to Cullen Castle and take back what belongs to me.

After today, I rule the Cullen family!

The old Cullen order ends now.

Today, I take back what is mine.

Syrah, you brought armed poopers into the castle.

Take them out now.

This is Lord Cullen's domain.

Miss, we can't stop them.

Dear little sister, your status as a direct heir ends today.

So does your reason to live.

Father won't allow this!

Father? You think he cares about the family's useless little failure?

I have no other choice.

Leila, if you can hear me, I need help.

She got away!

Find her!

Tear the whole Black Forest apart!

She does not escape me!

We have your location.

Return to base now.

No more unauthorized action.

If I go back, Vera dies.

The organization's orders can wait.

Lady Sarah wants her alive.

She can't be far.

She's scared and weak. She won't last long.

You really came.

I got your distress signal and disobeyed the base to come here. The hunters are

after me.

Sarah's people are after you.

Neither side is safe.

So what do you want?

A temporary alliance.

I'll help find proof that Sarah killed Izalith and staged a coup.

You know vampire contacts and hideouts.

We work together.

An alliance?

That's all.

Don't read into it.

Right. Just an alliance.

Come here.

Let me clean those cuts on your arm.

Your shoulder.

Does it still hurt?

It's nothing serious.

Don't worry.

Could they be hiding in one of these cabins?

They've been empty for years.

We'll check and move on.

We... We should decide where to look for witnesses and evidence next.

Right. We can't stay here.

You were brave back there. You did well.

Clear.

Come in.

A hermit used to live here. He saw something in the woods the night my

sister was attacked.

He must have left evidence.

Their trail ends here. They have to be inside.

Are you hurt?

Lady Syrah will make you pay!

You're badly hurt.

You'll only slow me down when they find us again.

Don't you dare drop.

I still need you to find proof against Syrah.

Even her kindness comes wrapped in thorns.

I can handle it myself.

Don't be stupid. Can you even reach your back?

The Hunter Organization is chasing you.

You turned against your own side to dig up the past.

Was it worth it?

The truth is worth it.

And I won't stand by while Sarah kills you.

This coat is too heavy. Carry it for me.

Thanks.

I should hate her for being a hunter.

But on the run, she keeps taking every hit for me, even turning against her own

people.

Why does it hurt to see her suffer?

I saw the pain she hides.

She lost her sister and grew up ignored by her family.

Yet even cornered, she still refuses to bow to Sarah.

We can't stay. They're close again.

We need to reach the next lead.

The old era is over.

Father is too old.

Vera's broken bloodline makes her unfit to carry the Cullen name.

From this day on, I control the Cullen family.

Lady Sarah is powerful.

She should lead the family.

But Lord Cullen is still in the castle. Father accepts the new order.

Stand against me, and you stand against all Cullens.

You dare come back here?

Seize them!

Wait! Everyone listen!

I didn't come back for the throne.

I came to expose a murder buried for years.

Years ago, Syrah Cullen worked with a rogue hunter squad.

She trapped and murdered Vera's sister, Izalith Cullen, to clear her path to

power. Now she has staged a coup to seize control of the family.

Here's the proof.

Syrah killed Lady Izalith?

This crest, it matches the one Syrah always wears.

Lies. You two made all of it up. Don't believe them!

A hunter forged all of this to frame us.

Forged? The cloth left by that rogue squald bears your exact crest.

If you won't accept me, then die!

No one who knows the truth leaves this hall alive!

This is it. The direct bloodline power sleeping inside me.

So this is what you've done.

Father, they framed me. Vera and that hunter made up the evidence to destroy

me. Please save me.

Syrah is my daughter. Whatever she has done, she is still my blood. As head of

the Cullen family, I will confine her myself.

This matter ends here. Lord Cullen, she murdered Izalith and launched a coup. I

will decide.

This file proves more than Syrah's murder of Izalith.

It records years of secret contact with rogue hunters, trading intel and helping

each other.

If the other vampire clans see this file, they'll believe Lord Cullen

allowed his daughter to work with hunters and murder a direct heir.

They'll unite against the Kellens for betraying vampire blood. Father!

Don't listen to them! It's all fake!

You know it's real. If word gets out that the Kellens worked with rogue

hunters, we'll all pay for it. This cannot leave the castle.

Sarah's crimes could destroy this family.

I withdraw my protection.

By Culler Law!

I strip you of your vampire power and bloodline gift. You will spend the rest

of your life in the castle's eternal night prison.

No!

My power!

Don't take my bloodline! Father, you can't do this to me!

Lord Cullen, please spare Sarah. Kate helped plan it. Send him to eternal

night prison too.

Sarah! Vera.

Layla.

Even if I lose everything, I'll never forgive you.

All these years, I hated hunters. I thought one of them killed my sister.

But Sarah worked with rogue hunters. None of it was your fault. I came to the

castle on an undercover mission.

But then everything changed.

I watched them hurt you and cast you aside.

I stayed when the tide struck.

I stood between you and danger at your coming of age. None of that was a

mission. I did it because I wanted to protect you. I care about you.

I fell for you. Every bit of it is real.

You make it sound so easy.

The pain from your lies won't vanish in a second.

I know.

I don't expect you to accept me now. I just needed to tell you the truth.

I never said I forgive you for sneaking in on a mission.

I remember exactly how much your lies hurt, but...

I can see that you mean it now.

We can try being together. Just don't expect me to be sweet. I don't need

sweet. I like you just as you are.

Izalith, the person who killed you has been punished.

After all these years, I can finally let go of this hate.

The pure blood power inside me has awakened too.

I can protect myself now, so you can rest easy.

It's all thanks to Layla.

Lady Izalith.

You saved my life all those years ago.

I kept my promise to you, and I'll keep protecting Vera.

Vampires and hunters still hate each other.

Sarah's fall won't change that.

Your organization won't accept me easily, and many vampires won't accept

me being with a hunter.

The fight isn't over. We'll face pressure from both sides, but you'll

never face it alone again.

Then we'll face it together.