"It definitely came here… but where is it?" The figure muttered, its voice feminine revealing she was a woman.
She looked around, puzzled. She knew the fox demon had come here from all the signs but in this room there was no sign of it, no battle scars and the sole occupant of the room was sleeping peacefully.
'Should I interrogate him?' She thought but instantly discarded the idea.
'Maybe it ran into someone else and fled without eating him?' This was the only plausible reason she could think of as otherwise no demon would leave their prey alive after barging into its house given their bloodthirsty nature.
After coming to this conclusion, she took a last look at Rowan, inwardly praised his luck and jumped out of the window.
…
Maybe because he had exerted himself both physically and mentally, he slept soundly and didn't dream about anything.
Early in the morning, he woke up and freshened up. Seeing there were still twenty minutes before 7 A.M., he once again lay down in the bed, covered himself with a quilt and closed his eyes.
Exactly twenty minutes later, an adorable and petite young girl, dressed in white shirt neatly tucked in her knee-length checkered skirt slowly opened the door of his room and sneakily looked toward the bed.
Seeing Rowan was still sleeping, her bright brown eyes lit up and her thin pink lips curled up into a mischievous smile.
She tip-towed toward him and when she was just a step away from the bed, she jumped while shouting, "Wake up Big Brother… Ahh!
Before she could land onto him, Rowan threw away the quilt, caught her slender figure before covering them with the quilt, causing the girl to let out a startled shout.
"Hehe, I finally caught you, you naughty little lady." Rowan grinned triumphantly causing the girl to pout in mock dissatisfaction.
"You cheated!" she glared at him.
"Oh…" Rowan raised his head slightly and lightly pecked her lips while hugging her waist tighter so she was pressed tightly against him, "Tell me how did I cheat?"
The girl's dissatisfied expression melted into a sweet smile the moment he kissed her. But seeing him grinning at her knowingly, she blushed and put on a fierce expression on her face, saying, "Hmph! You faked being asleep. That was cheating."
"Ah, so that's how it was." Rowan nodded in understanding and asked, "So, how about I give you another kiss as an apology?"
This young lady was his younger sister, Andy and Rose's blood daughter. Ever since she was just a toddler, maybe because he spent almost as much time taking care of her as their mother, she had been very close to him and used to follow him everywhere.
Even after she grew up into such a fine young lady and made several friends outside, she was still very close to him and liked to spend as much time as she could with him.
Rowan was also very fond of her and as time passed, his fondness only increased which initially made him worried because he had realized he didn't only like her as his younger sister but also as a woman.
This was disturbing to the young Rowan and he felt it was wrong. But as he watched Andy treat her almost like him, giving her no fatherly love and care and seeing how he treated his lovely wife, Rose, he realized he couldn't expect Mira's future husband to treat her well either. After all, he might turn out to be another Andy. At that time, her life would become hell just like his mother's.
Finally, adding the fact that they weren't blood related and it was perfectly fine for him to marry her, he slowly accepted his feelings and decided he would make his woman. So what if Andy ruined her childhood, he would make sure the rest of her life was full of happiness.
Mira looked at him hesitantly and said, "No, I want two, no three kisses."
Rowan's lips curled up into a smile, "As you desire my princess."
Saying this, he cupped her small and soft face in his hands and gently placed his lips on hers, lovingly kissing her.
Mira's face turned red and her heart throbbed in excitement and happiness feeling his lips on hers, his hot breath on her face, his body heat and his hard erection pressed against her lower belly, which told her just how much he desired her.
Closing her eyes, she immersed herself into his touch and enjoyed the sensations but just a short while later, a cold shout broke their intimate moment.
"You slut, you again sent my daughter to that bastard's room. You never learn, huh?" Andy's shout echoed followed by a crisp slap.
"S-she went there to wake him up, so he won't be late for college." Rose's voice sounded, meek but subdued.
"Fuck him and his college! I don't want my daughter near that bastard."
…
Rowan slowly pulled back, breaking the kiss, his eyes turning cold.
"I'm sorry, Big Brother." Mira apologized seeing his expression, "I thought he wouldn't wake up so soon. Because of me, he hit mom and…"
"It's not your fault." Rowan said, wiping her tears. He then shifted and sat up before helping her up too.
"Go now. I'll be down soon." Saying this, he started wearing clothes.
Mira bit her lips and left while feeling guilty. She knew her Big Brother didn't like it and got angry every time their father hit their mother or cursed her. She also knew he was more than strong enough to handle him but the only reason he wasn't doing it was because of their mother, so he was helpless to do anything which only fueled his anger.
…
Ten minutes later, Rowan came down carrying a small backpack.
Nodding at Mira who was eating her breakfast, and ignoring Andy sitting in front of Mira, sneering at him, he glanced at his mother in the kitchen, who upon noticing him rushed out, carrying a tiffin and gave it to him, a guilty and helpless look in her eyes.
In response, Rowan gave her an understanding smile and left the house, the cold look in his eyes deepening.
Andy didn't even allow him to eat with them, so his mother had no choice but to pack his lunch for him. This was also the reason why she had that guilty look in her eyes.
"Just you wait, all this is going to change soon." He muttered. Then, putting his hands in his pockets, he leisurely walked in the direction of the local college.
Halfway to the college, on a secluded road, he noticed a group of four, dressed in the same blue checkered shift and black pants as him, coming out of an SUV with a young girl, dressed in the same uniform as Mira. They then entered a narrow alley and disappeared.
Thinking for a moment, he looked around and seeing no one was nearby, he followed them, a predatory glint flashing in his eyes.