She doesn’t want us to know. It might hurt her pride more than helping her with her financial problem. I need to talk to Aurora first about it. Besides, Lilith never mentioned Damian Vanderbi

sure how to talk to her about that either. I don’t think Lilith would be with him if she k

women, but I don’t have evidence either.

But all these are just excuses.

I fled the scene because I might be a Vanderbilt, an unwanted one no less.

Lucas got a hotel for us, and I hid in my room for three days straight. My activities mainly involve searching about the Vanderbilts online and hiding under the cover every five minutes.

I believe the cover has the power to block off all ghosts, so it should be able to protect me from other horrible things, too.

There isn’t much about them online.

Or, the ton of information about them online says little that I need. They appear on the news for museums under their name, for charities in which they participated, and occasionally, for some celebrities‘ interactions with them. And most of them are not even about Damian Vanderbilt. Apparently he has not yet touched the throne – it still belongs to his father Johnny Vanderbilt, head of the Vanderbilt empire. husband of his late wife

Emma Vanderbilt.

her death, which was twenty–something years ago, so there. aren’t even any traces online. She died in a car accident,

the doubt are

my real family is much more similar to the Fullers than

have to be there. The position is beyond me as it is. I don’t want to cause trouble for me and Adrian. Luckily, I don’t have to

push everything behind the back of my mind and put on my

small things. That’s all I need. A simple blouse, a pair of grey–green capri pants, and a pair of white canvas shoes. My style. I

I get downstairs, Alfred is not the only one waiting for me. Adrian is there, too, leaning on the car with his arms folded when Alfred stands by the gate

up and alive,” Adrian curves his lips,

resist the desire for the safe warmth in his hug, I

I shrug, putting on a calm mask, “I wouldn’t have missed my first day,

know you won’t. I’m here because you sent Lucas

shows after that, but he did just to make sure. I didn’t want to

him home because the mission is over,” I

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