41 Clue 2 (2/2)
He could have followed Corinne's method. Maybe Nicol will lead them toward Vampires, however, there is a chance she might wouldn't go. Max need to know full details about Vampires harming Nicol. With Corinne around, he couldn't ask everything.
Soon Max heard row of footsteps and door faint sound of the lock releasing. Nicol stepped out from dressing wearing blue denim and a white t-shirt. but seeing Max standing before made her jumped from fright.
”Ah!”
”Don't be afraid, I mean no harm”
Seeing stiffened Nicol, Max tried to relax her. He didn't want her to scream, alarming the whole the bar. Max immediately put Mind Compulsion on her without letting her time react. Her eyes lost faint light it had before, the face became expressionless.
”Let's go inside,” said Max letting her lead inside.
”Yes”
”Close the door and sit down,”
Nicol followed details exactly as Max ordered. She didn't have her own will to resist spiritual power Max sent.
”Good, now tell me what happened to your face?” After Nicol sat near him Max questioned.
”My ex-husband Hit me” an emotionless answer came from Nicol's mouth.
Max nodded ”Ok! Two marks on your neck, are those from birth?”
”No!”
”Good! How did you get them?” Max asked the most important question.
”My ex-husband drank blood from me, his two fangs gave me this wound”
Max wasn't surprised, he already figured it from a Vampire, but it's essential to know the details. Corinne only searching for the location Vampires hiding, but Max needed to confront them before Van Helsing does. He must find Ron before anyone else.
”Tell me the details”
”We separated two years ago, I have five years old daughter. For two years he never showed up before me. But a few days ago he came with his gang members and told me to cut my wrist and give blood to everyone there. I was surprised and refused, but he threatened to kill my daughter. After I did that, he showed me two long fangs and white glow in his eyes. He said he was a Vampire and I'm his blood bank. Every day, in the night they come to take me to their hiding place. They have my daughter hostage. if I say anything they said they would kill my daughter”
When Nicol finished her emotionless eyes overflowing from tears. Even though her emotions suppose to lock away until Max release her, but the motherly love conquered will of supernatural.
Max slowly wipe away Nicol's tears away. He felt a guilty, angry, myriads of emotions.
”Don't cry I will help you, go back without a worry, I will follow you. I will save your daughter, You can keep this memory” soon as Max said that Nicol's eyes gained its former glory.
For a moment she stared at Max's face confused and complicated expression. However, after seeing Max's gentle and assuring smiling her bottled up emotions explored. Finally, there is someone she could rely on.