Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

Rebecca didn't enter the room, as per what her brother instructed, and while standing at the threshold, she waved at Amanda,

"Hey! You are Amanda, right? How are you doing now?"

The green-haired teenager glanced at Alex before responding, "What do you think?"

Rebecca's smile slowly faded as she confessed, "I knew you came to save Alex. However, I didn't want anyone to disturb him. After all, based on his performance today, he would have been sent on missions accordingly….that's why I attacked you."

Taking a pause, she added, "And…I was a little jealous that you are close to him."

Amanda was…flabbergasted. She couldn't predict this girl at all.

She was genuinely surprised as she asked, "You were looking out for Alex and were jealous of me, that's why you nearly killed me?"

Rebecca frowned, "But… I purposely targeted the thickest muscle in a human body…did it hurt like you are about to die?" She sounded genuinely curious.

Amanda heaved a sigh, followed by a smile, "Seriously, you are not right in the head."

Alex got up from his seat and told Amanda, "Rest for now, I will go and talk to her."

Amanda nodded, and then she suddenly remembered something, "Where is my brother?"

Before she lost consciousness, Amanda saw that her elder brother was knocked out cold by Rebecca's older brother.

Alex informed her, "He is resting in the guest room and is completely safe. Don't worry."

Amanda nodded before Alex made his way out of the room, and naturally, Rebecca followed him.

Standing under the stairs, he looked at her happy, smiling face and asked, "Look, Rebecca, the feelings you have for me…I cannot reciprocate them since I don't know you. I don't know anything about you. So please, let's mind our own business until I am here."

"Ah, don't worry, I am going." Rebecca added, her smile going down a bit, "Brother said you don't want to see me so he is taking me away."

Alex didn't say anything which expressed that it was true.

She took a deep breath and asked, "I caused a lot of trouble right? Here, you can hurt me if you want…" She suddenly handed Alex a dagger, which surprised him.

"What is this…?"

"It's made of an alloy which prevents even vampires from regenerating. So yeah, you can go ahead and hurt me if that can stop you from hating me."

Alex heaved a sigh…a long one. He looked at the girl and found she genuinely meant what she said.

He heard from her mother that Rebecca wasn't too sociable and didn't like to go out much. Not being able to mingle with humans and being kept away from vampires, Rebecca surely has a different thought process and values.

"Hurting someone doesn't pacify someone's anger. And Rebecca, you shouldn't reveal such dangerous weapons to someone whom you met just today."

"But I trust you, Alex." Her swift response took him by surprise as he looked into her eyes to see if this was also one of her jokes.

However, all he could gaze at was sincerity and certainty.

"Okay….but still, take this back," Extending it toward her, he added, "And I don't hate you."

Rebecca's lips again extended in a blooming smile hearing that, before she told him, "Please keep the dagger; it's a gift from me to you. And maybe when you use it, you will be reminded of me~"

Alex slowly shook his head in defeat, 'She doesn't change, huh…'

Rebecca then weakly parted her arms and asked, "Before I go, can I get just a small hug? Like hold and release?"

Seeing the fear of rejection Alex was suddenly reminded of Celestria.

Well, who can say no to embracing such beauty? While paying caution that she doesn't end up sucking his blood again, Alex stepped forward and embraced her.

Rebecca snuggled her face in his neck, and relished the sensation of being so near to him in these last few moments. The future was uncertain, so she decided to enjoy these few seconds, as much as she could.

Her attraction towards Alex was just because of his strength and the fierceness he carried…however, forming the bond with him allowed her to know the real him as well. Not just Alex who shows fierceness on the battlefield, but this gentle side as well, who listens to others' plea and can hug so warmly.

'The more time I spend with you…the more I fall for you…what should I do?'

Not so long after, Rebecca was called by her brother, and very reluctantly, she had to part ways with her mate.

Alex rested his hands on his waist and pondered what he should do.

'Let's do some training.' The best timepass.

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"We have gathered here to discern if the preparation for the summit is on point or not." Inside the conference hall, several prominent figures of the Kingdom, including the First Prince as well, sat around the table to discuss a matter of concern.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

It has already been decided what security arrangements would be required for the meeting, however, with the inclusion of the Holy Maiden, it was apparent they needed to revise the arrangement.

The King has gone to meet the members of the church regarding the same matter, and here, Ryan was handling the security arrangements.

"Why is the security chief not present in the meeting?" The chief advisor, Harold Hayden, asked no one in specific.

Devon informed him, "Some sort of emergency arrived so Sir Aborne had to leave. But don't worry, in his stead, Lady Shelby would be delivering all the necessary information regarding the security concerns."

The short-haired woman gave a light bow before informing, "I have been working as Sir Aborne's assistent for a while now and every security detail is within my knowledge."

Harold frowned, and asked the woman, "Do you know why Sir Aborne had to leave so suddenly?"

Shelby informed, "A horde of beasts has breached the veil and are running havoc. Sir Aborne went to take care of the situation."

No one was surprised, but a frown was shared hearing that.

Has the Veil security turned weak—they thought.

No one was unaware of the beings residing on the other side of the veils.

Without veils, there was a high chance for the beast tribes to attack human kingdoms to reign supremacy. Among the four races, the beasts are the most wild and unruly ones.

"Do we need to first worry about the Veil then about the Summit?" Devon asked, as he sensed the growing stress among the people.

However, Harold shook his head, "The church is responsible to maintain the Veil and with Your Holiness on our side, we shouldn't be worried about getting the Veil breached. It's just the soldiers who works at the Windows needs to be more strict."

Windows are the small gaps created in Veil on monthly basis to transport materials from other realms. Like potions mostly come from elven territory and Vampires are being provided with livestock(criminals) from the human realm.

And when these Windows are opened, some times a small group of vigilants breaches the veil and enters a different realm, illegally.

So indeed, the Veil wasn't the problem, it's the guards working around it.

"Returning to the topic, I think we should ensure some strong soldiers as the personal guards for the Saintess." Devon added, to which many of them nodded.

The Saintess held as much importance as any Monarch of any major Empire. She has been offered to migrate, thrice by elven and the beast race. The Saintess was offered a world of fortune, to switch sides, but she never hesitated even once from rejecting them.

Not only is she benevolent but she is loyal to her motherland as well.

Naturally, they would be concerned about her security, given there were many who holds grudges against her, and there were those who doesn't want the humans to possess such a great asset.

That's why it was necessary to take very cautious steps which involves the Holy Maiden.

"We need someone unknown and strong to act like her guard. A known face would be easy to target." Harold suggested.

The chief of castle security nodded, "Yes, it would be best to have someone completely new and unrelated to military to take the job. Naturally, we would have the Shadow Hawks surroundings her all the time, but someone needs to be there in person to be around her all the time."

Devon hummed a bit before he casually suggested, "How about taking a student from the Soulforge Academy? Not only they are possibly stronger than any of the soldiers, they are completely unrelated to the military as well."

Harold frowned, "Are you suggesting Edric here? I must remind you, he was one of the the most trending sensations last year-"

"No, Harold, I am not talking about Edric." With his lips stretching in a smile, he suggested,

"There is someone as strong as Edric and someone whom Sir Aborne had taken a liking to."

"Alex?" Shelby suddenly asked, and Devon grumbled. He had such a golden opportunity to reveal the name after hyping it up.

But well, "Yes, it's Alex."

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A/N:- I sense plotting.