Third Vampire Shadows (An Urban Paranormal Romance Novel) by Zhu Hsia Read Free Book Online Page A

finger so close to his face that Mun Oh had to jerk his head back. "What did you do to Shin Erin?!"
    Mun Oh studied her curiously. "We went on a date. It was fun. Mainly because you didn't come along to spoil it," he answered automatically.
    "HA!" Hyeon Jin scoffed at him. "You think I don't know?"
    It was Mun Oh's turn to freeze on the spot. A sweat broke on his forehead as he stared at her with mingled astonishment and trepidation.
    "I know your secret, pest." Hyeon Jin sneered at him.
    Mun Oh tried to contain his astonishment. "I have no idea what you mean by that," he said with a shrug.
    "Oh, really?" Hyeon Jin said. "How about biting me... right here ?" she said, pointing at her neck.
    Mun Oh's jaw dropped, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets. For some reason, Hyeon Jin seemed to be taken aback by his reaction. They stared at each other for what seemed like forever until a voice broke the silence.
    "Mun Oh? What's taking you so long? Is that Hyeon Jin ?" Kim Junjin called out.
    In one swift move, Mun Oh grabbed Hyeon Jin by the wrist; within five seconds, they were already three houses away.
    "How the hell did you do that?" Hyeon Jin screamed at him, apparently more terrified than surprised.
    Mun Oh simply stared at her, unable to think of what to say or do. One thing was for sure, she was NOT lying. She already knew.
    But how... how did she find out about it? He thought anxiously. If she saw me biting Shin Erin then I would’ve sensed her presence! Or at least smell her—WAIT! That’s it! She must be bluffing coz I didn’t smell anyone at that time…
    He studied her closely. The bloodsucker in him was quite a good lie detector.
    Dang. She's not bluffing. Why wasn't I able to smell her earlier? He wondered. Hang on…
    He closed his eyes and concentrated.
    Nothing…? Why can't I smell this human girl? He thought madly, trying again and again, but to no avail.
    Just when he was about to sniff her out again, he felt a hand forcing his mouth open. He opened his eyes, not moving an inch, to find Hyeon Jin examining his mouth with utmost curiosity.
    "Whaddayoodooin...?"
    "I wanna see your vampire fangs again," Hyeon Jin replied in a curious tone.
    Mun Oh slapped her hand away. "What did you say?!"
    Hyeon Jin folded her arms across her chest. "You're a vampire , right? So I wanna see your vampire fangs. I've never seen one up close, you know," she explained.
    Mun Oh's dark eyes seemed to turn red with fury as he glared at her. "How dare you call me a vampire, you dirty little scumbag!"
    Hyeon Jin ’s right hand flew right up to his face, delivering a hard smack.
    “I’m five months older than you so don’t speak to me that way, you pest,” she said.
    Mun Oh appeared to have swallowed his tongue.
    “So…” Hyeon Jin went on, rather cheerfully. “Is Shin Erin gonna be all right? Or is she gonna turn into a vampire like you?” She stroked her chin thoughtfully. “She’s not really dead, right? I mean, you might be a pest, but I don't think you're that stupid to kill her when you know she's my best friend. And I don’t really think all that stuff about vampires sucking their victims dry is true at all. So I guess Shin Erin might become one of you, eh?” she babbled on.
    Mun Oh stared at her in total disbelief. He had never met anyone who found something like this highly amusing and exciting. She was supposed to at least be terrified, like a normal human. Now Mun Oh was really having doubts about whether she was even normal.
    “Oh! If you’re a vampire… then that means Ji Sun is…?” She left her words hanging, observing his reaction.
    “I SAID STOP CALLING ME A VAMPIRE! I’M NOT A VAMPIRE!” Mun Oh bellowed, his fist clenched tightly.
    “Then WHAT ARE YOU?” Hyeon Jin yelled back.
    “I’m a bloodsucker, dammit!”
    The words instantly flew out of his mouth.
    Hyeon Jin raised an eyebrow.
    “A mosquito ?”
    “Wha—?”
    “You said you’re a bloodsucker. Mosquitoes are