I Became a Vampire's Prey

Tina grew up in an orphanage in the slums.

At seventeen, Tina landed a big job. Mrs. Burrus of the manor was hosting a group of distinguished guests and was short-staffed, so she needed a large number of temporary workers to do the laundry, clean, and cook.

Excited, Tina changed into the white cloth dress she had washed the fewest times, tied her hair into a perfect braid after several attempts, and put on the red lip rouge she had been saving. Then she climbed into the little carriage from the Burrus Manor that had come to pick her up and set off for the estate, rocking along the way.

The carriage rattled and creaked as it raced along, finally stopping at dusk before a tall, luxurious, shadowy old castle.

Tina pinched her cheek and jumped down from the carriage with poise. She forced a soft, slightly timid smile, bowed a little, and prepared to greet the manor's butler.

But she never saw the butler, nor did she meet the owner of the manor.

The gates of Artus Castle closed behind Tina.

A pair of vampire fangs was there to welcome her.

*

The corpses of the Blood Clan can nourish the most dazzling red roses in the world.

Artus Castle is the royal castle of the Blood Clan, home to those with the strongest bloodlines.

Three days ago, the towering castle gates were shut tight, and blood mist filled the air outside.

Three days later, a cruel, wicked, beautiful blond youth hummed cheerfully as he opened the gates of Artus Castle once more. All 375 members of the Blood Clan inside had vanished, and outside the castle there now stretched an endless field of dazzling roses.

Eli Artus had become the new master of Artus Castle.

The cruel, wicked, beautiful blond youth sank his fangs into the girl's soft, smooth skin.

Her blood was so sweet, so tempting, so delicious.

She was so adorable, so lovely.

Eli was utterly captivated.

He kept her trapped in the old castle, treating her as a delicious, delectable, sweet morsel and a toy.

But his food was naive and foolish, innocent and easy to deceive.

It took almost no effort for his older brother to lead her up to the attic.

Hidden in the shadows of the attic, Eli failed to hear his older brother invite her to kill him in a sorrowful, coaxing tone.

He stared at the girl in the attic, his nails digging deep into his palms.

Rage swept through every inch of his body like a raging ocean.

Mixed in with it was a trace of panic and unease that he could neither explain nor bring himself to admit.

Eli thought:

If she dared to agree, he would bite through her smooth, fragile throat, drain every last drop of blood from her body, and make sure she could never leave again.

He held his breath, staring without blinking at the girl with her back to him.

He saw the girl straighten her slender back and raise her thin, delicate chin.

Under Eli's nearly frantic gaze, the girl spoke lightly.

She refused him, firm and unyielding.

She said, "No. I don't want to."

The girl's golden hair, falling to her waist, swayed gently with her voice.

Her hair was so bright, so dazzling, like a brilliant shaft of golden light. It made him dizzy and left his mouth dry.

Eli closed his eyes for a moment and leaned against the wall in the shadows. He let out a deep breath, the corners of his lips slowly and uncontrollably curving into a clear, tender smile.

The emotions brimming in his chest finally poured out, impossible to hold back any longer.

Blood servants belonged to vampires.

And Tina belonged to Eli Artus.

My next book will be My Little Cat Can Do Something About It. Cats will save the world! Adorable cat x gloomy tsundere. Please add it to your reading list!

Blurb:

As an overworked office drone, Jiang Yunqi's greatest dream in life was to become a little cat.

Doing nothing but sleeping in or basking in the sun.

Jiang Yunqi never imagined that one day she would actually transmigrate into a little cat.

A snow-white little cat with pink paw pads and beautiful big eyes.

Was the happy life of her dreams finally about to begin?

But... she had brought along an incredibly noisy System when she transmigrated.

The System said she hadn't transmigrated just to enjoy a carefree life as a little cat! She had a mission!

Her mission was to win over Jiang Chenzhou, the big villain who hated humanity and the world!

According to the System, hundreds of years in the future, after reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, Jiang Chenzhou would destroy the entire world.

She had to win him over, stop him, and make him fall in love with humanity and the world!

Jiang Yunqi covered her pointed snow-white ears with her pink paws, directly ignoring the System's demand that she win him over.

The world was going to be destroyed, but what could she do about it? She was just a pitiful, adorable little cat!

*

While searching for someone to provide her meals, Jiang Yunqi ended up being picked up by Jiang Chenzhou by pure coincidence.

At first, she was extremely wary and afraid of the villain the System described as cold and world-weary. She trembled, wanting to run away and find a new meal ticket.

But... the future world-destroying fiend was nothing like she had imagined.

Jiang Chenzhou was only seventeen or eighteen. He was small, frail, taciturn, and weak in cultivation. By all appearances, he was an utterly ordinary cultivator, nothing like the peerless powerhouse who would one day destroy the world.

What's more... he patiently groomed her and carefully put a soft, fluffy scarf around her.

He also gave her favorite dried fish and fish floss to eat, and her favorite coconut milk and milk to drink.

Jiang Yunqi realized belatedly: right, humans were hypocritical, foolish, greedy, and cruel. Jiang Chenzhou hated humans and this world full of them.

But... what did that have to do with her, Jiang Yunqi?

She was just a little cat!

Who could possibly say no to a... pitiful, adorable little cat?

*

At first, Jiang Chenzhou was always telling Jiang Yunqi, "Don't take human form. Don't become a person. Just stay a cat forever."

As long as she remained a cat, he would take care of her and protect her forever.

That suited Jiang Yunqi perfectly. She excitedly raised her snow-white tail. She had no plans to take human form anyway. All she wanted in this life was to be a happy cat.

But... why did Jiang Chenzhou change his mind later?

Why did he stroke her smooth, soft little belly and whisper pleas in her ear again and again: "Yunqi... hurry up and take human form, okay?"

"Meow?"

"Meow, meow, meow???"

[Reading Guide]

1. The main story is told from the heroine's perspective.

2. This is a self-indulgent work. Please don't apply it to real life.

3. Arrogant, nasty, slightly yandere young vampire x gentle, delicate girl.

4. Unlimited reader comments are now open. Hope you enjoy reading!

Premise: Face life with resilience and optimism.