A Guide to Raising a Little Human [Vampire Clan]

"Baby, wake up...we're about to leave."

Chu Lin groggily opened his eyes and glanced out the window; it was still dark.

"Where to?"

"Moving? Didn't we talk about it before?"

Chu Lin was startled awake: "Huh?"

Alpha handed him the clothes and reached out to help him change: "Here, lift your hand."

Chu Lin raised his hand somewhat blankly.

Chu Lin hadn't mentioned it for several months and assumed they didn't need to move anymore.

"You said before that you moved because the area was unsafe... but I think it's a good place."

Alpha changed him into a thin sweater, explaining, "Mainly... they've come looking for us, it's troublesome, we need to lay low for a while."

"I can't keep leaving you with other vampires indefinitely. It's only a matter of time before they find you, and we can't win a lawsuit against them."

Chu Lin certainly knew who "they" were.

That damned Ians… Are they really destined to hide deep in the mountains? They're dragging Alpha down with them, and I wonder if that will affect his work…

Seeing Chu Lin pouting, Alpha patted his head: "It's okay, nothing will happen. Go and pack what you want to take."

"it is good."

Chu Lin had gotten used to organizing his things. He still used the same backpack he always used, with the rabbit keychain that Xiao Bai had given him hanging on it. Inside were his tablet and phone... and a handgun that had suddenly appeared on the balcony a few days ago.

It was probably delivered by Yu Ci using some kind of flying device; there were six bullets in the magazine.

However, just before getting into the car, Chu Lin remembered the message Xiao Ye had sent him and suddenly hesitated.

He clung to the car door, standing motionless, until Alpha came to ask him, "What's wrong?"

Chu Lin shook his head: "It's nothing."

He got into the car and whispered, "I believe you."

The words were spoken so softly they were almost a murmur, and it was unclear who they were addressed to.

……

As it turned out, the new home was far worse than he had imagined.

Looking at the eerie ancient castle deep in the mountains in front of him, Chu Lin unconsciously took a half step back.

He held Alpha's hand, but the place where he touched it was cold, and he didn't feel safe at all.

Chu Lin followed Alpha inside, and the further they went, the colder their hands and feet became.

The surroundings were damp and cold, as if seeping from the cracks in the stone bricks, making one shiver.

"Alpha".

"Um?"

"I'm a little scared..."

Alpha squeezed his fingers reassuringly: "It's okay, I'm here."

Chu Lin still didn't know how to describe his current feelings, especially after Alpha poured him another cup of "health tea" at lunch.

I feel nauseous and disgusted.

Chu Lin suddenly felt nauseous. He covered his face, refusing to eat or do anything else.

Alpha could only take him to the bed in the bedroom and hold him to comfort him for a while.

It was at this moment that Alpha asked him a question.

"Lin, do you want to stay with me forever?"

Chu Lin was still a little confused: "What did you say?"

Alpha: "Do you know that according to the standards of the Human Breeding Institute, you might only have ten years left to live? You've been abused before... you might not even make it to ten years. Aren't you scared?"

Chu Lin lowered his eyes, somewhat disappointed, and said, "I don't know."

Alpha pulled back, placing her hand on Chu Lin's shoulder. "But I'm scared. I'm terrified. I'm afraid that one day when I come back, you'll suddenly stop breathing, suddenly disappear, and I'll be all alone... Don't you think that's very unfair to me?"

Chu Lin blinked: "What do you mean it's unfair? There's nothing we can do about it..."

"If I can do it, would you be willing to cooperate?"

"What do you mean...?"

"What I mean is, I want you to become a vampire."

Chu Lin seemed startled by these words, his eyes widened suddenly, his mouth opened, and he didn't know what to say for a long time.

After he calmed down, he stammered, "What the hell?! How could I possibly become a vampire?"

Alpha gripped Chu Lin's shoulder: "I'm not joking. I'm talking to you, I'm begging you, please give it a try..."

Chu Lin: "I refuse."

Alpha pressed, "Why? What's wrong with becoming a vampire?"

Chu Lin: "I don't want to become a monster."

Alpha knew he would most likely say that, but she still tried, "So, in your heart, am I a monster too?"

Chu Lin shook his head: "It's different. You were born that way, I wasn't."

Alpha: "But once you become a vampire, you won't have to hide anymore. You'll have more time to do many things you want..."

Chu Lin asked directly, "After becoming a vampire, will you make me drink the blood of my own kind?"

"But aren't you still being kept by vampires?"

Alpha, in a calm yet cruel tone, exposed the truth: "What's the difference between me feeding you with the blood of your own kind and you drinking the blood of your own kind directly?"

Chu Lin was stunned.

Alpha, unaware of the problem with her statement, continued, "Besides, weren't you raised by vampires? Most of those so-called kindred spirits are just figments of your imagination. You've never even seen them, and you don't need to have any empathy for them."

Chu Lin looked at Alpha: "You brought me here, didn't you ever intend to hear me say 'no'?"

Alpha: "And what about you? Your resistance, isn't it also a subconscious aversion to my identity as a vampire?"

After a brief silence, Chu Lin spoke:

"right."

"But what reason do I have not to loathe you... You were the ones who gave me my ideals, and you were also the ones who shattered them. You were the ones who said it was wrong of me to run away, and you were the ones who said I was being kept and therefore had no right to refuse."

"You have parents, you have family... but I've never seen my mother since I was born, and I don't know if my older brothers and sisters have become food on your tables..."

"My mother died. She jumped in front of me. At first, I didn't understand why, but later I did... You say I was raised by vampires, but did I have a choice? What choice did I have?"

Alpha realized her words had been somewhat harsh and tried to grab Chu Lin's hand: "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant..."

Chu Lin shook off his hand: "You can so easily treat humans who look similar to yourselves as food, and so easily raise humans... Don't you find that terrifying? What are you if not monsters?"

Alpha, momentarily losing his temper, blurted out, "Then what do you want to do? Kill all the vampires? Do you even have the ability?"

Chu Lin finally fell silent.

After a long silence, he pursed his lips and said, "Take me back... They should compensate you, Ians, he'll give you the money."