CHAPTER 26 – Bloodlines.

"What if he loses his mind as soon as he wakes up?" Alice questioned Alex.

They were sitting in her office along with Ann and the pup who had been staring at Alex from the moment it woke up.

Alice had asked Alex about what to do now.

She knew that Alex must have had a way of calming things down if he had taken things to that level, but she was shocked when she heard Alex say that he didn't know.

He also said that if Frank is at least smarter than a 10 grader, then he would know that fighting Alex would only do him harm and no good.

"I will take care of it then," Alex said nonchalantly with a shrug causing Alice to become silent as she didn't know what to say anymore.

Alex could understand her dilemma, so, he voices out.

"I can make it so that he would not betray the guild if you want," Alex recommended.

He knew why Alice was getting a little worried since it's fine even if Frank just lasses out, but the problem is that he might try to take external help just to take revenge as a result increases the chances of an attack on the guild.

Every guild is like a hunter waiting for its prey to get weak and it would just jump on them, and an S-rank raider seeking help from other guilds would simply make them the potential prey of every other guild.

"How will you do that?" Alice didn't agree directly, instead, she asked Alex while looking into his eyes.

"Who knows?" Alex smiled mysteriously but then he realised something.

'Sophia, what's happening to me?' He had been feeling it but he was ignoring it, now he asked and he was sure Sophia understood what he wanted to ask.

[Well, it's your incubus bloodline, it is changing your personality a little. Do you not…... like it?]

Sophia really liked this new Alex better since this personality suited him better.

'You want me to keep this personality?' Alex asked unsurely, he didn't hate this personality, it was just that he didn't want to change into someone else.

[I like it, but it's up to you. It's just that you can express your feelings better with this personality.]

Her last line was spoken in a very low tone but Alex heard and smiled inwardly. She just wanted the

best for him, Alex understood that and it made him feel a little warm.

'All right then, I will keep it.' Alex spoke but then he noticed that Alice was still staring at him.

"What?" He asked her innocently.

"How will you do it?" Alice asked again and from her tone Alex could tell that she would not back down till he gave her an answer, so he just sighed, dropping the innocent act.

"Are you sure you want to know?" Alex asked with a serious voice along with a serious face, the friendly vibe around him also turned serious. He changed his approach, and it worked like magic.

Listening to his serious tone Alice started hesitating, it's normal for humans to hesitate when they are stuck in a serious situation.

Alice was right now thinking if it was something that Alex had kept as a secret or something he couldn't tell anyone, was it something that would affect their relationship? Was it something that would cause him harm if he informed her? These were the thoughts in her mind.

"Yes," In the end she decided that she wanted to know. She wanted to know more about Alex, she was not oblivious to her own feelings, and she knew that she was falling for Alex slowly and steadily.

So, she wanted to know more about him before she fell too deep to come out.

Alex hadn't expected this outcome, so, he was surprised, he thought that she would back down and not ask anymore. But looks like no one can guess what goes through a human mind, still now he fell into contemplation.

Should he tell her about the bloodline? He felt that even if she was trustworthy, it was still a little too early to tell her about it. Was he scared? Not at all, he just didn't want his trust to be broken.

"It's my bloodline ability," Alex decided to leap in faith as there was nothing she could do even if she knew about his bloodline, in fact, no human could do anything to him.

"Bloodline ability?" Before Alice could ask anything, Ann asked curiously.

She was very much interested in the new things Alex told them about, last time it was the ranking system so now she became immensely interested in knowing what this Bloodline thingy was.

"Yes, Bloodline ability, and from its name you could have somewhat guessed what it could be, right?" Alex stood up from the chair and walked towards Ann while asking the question.

Seeing both of them nod their heads, he also nodded his head, sat next to Ann took the pup from Ann's arms, and placed it on his lap, which in turn caused the pup to wag its tail and rub its little head on Alex's stomach.

"So, you are not a human?" Alice asked with a frown.

"I am a human, just a better human." Alex corrected her words but this only made her more confused.

"So, like your bloodline is an upgrade of human?" Ann worked her brain at full throttle, and this was the conclusion that she came to.

Alice's eyes also lit but the next second the light in her eyes turned into a slight jealousy as she saw Alex pat Ann's head with a smile.

"Exactly, I knew you would understand." Ann just lowered her head and blushed, but she didn't tell him to stop, and Alex also didn't stop. But then he looked at Alice who was looking towards Ann with hidden jealousy and spoke.

"What? You want it as well. There's some space if you want to…" Alex said while patting the space on his left side.

The sofa they were sitting on was a three-seater sofa, so there was still space for Alice with Ann sitting on his right and the pup sitting on his lap.

Alice didn't answer she just kept her head down and got up from the seat and sat beside Alex, she didn't even look towards him or Ann as she could hear Ann's giggles.

She was very embarrassed but sitting close to him was tempting enough to ignore the embarrassment, people might think that it was being exaggerated but you must remember one thing.

Alex's incubus bloodline's rank is very high and even when he is not able to use it to its full potential its passive boost is no joke.

He could make any girl addicted to the warmth and comfort that he gives out if he wants to, but he kept it to the minimum so as not to affect his current relationships.

"So? How is your bloodline better?" Ann asked after a while and Alice's ears also perked up, but she didn't look up and enjoyed the pats Alex was giving her.

"Let's just say it gives me many boosts and one of those is that it lets me command the one with a bloodline with a rank lower than mine," Alex spoke while he observed the girl's reaction.

When he saw their bodies tense up, he added, "So, be aware I might command you to do something very perverted."

As he said those words their bodies relaxed, and blush covered their faces, but they didn't say anything as if they silently accepted it.

When they heard Alex's bloodline ability, the first thought that came to their mind was the same as anyone else would have, 'Dangerous'. This is what they thought, but when they heard his words, they laughed at their own thinking.

Why they would need to be afraid of him when he was with them and, well, they might not even resist if he really ordered them to do something.

Looking at the girls who had their faces red like a ripe tomato, Alex sighed since the last thing he wanted was for these two girls to be scared of him as they were the only people whom he even cared about in this world.

"So? Is that all of the benefits of your bloodline?" Ann asked after calming down.

"You know, curiosity killed the cat…." Alex spoke mysteriously with a smile, he also started to understand that Ann was a ball of curiosity for anything new.

"But satisfaction brought it back," Ann retorted with a smile.

"Touche," Alex remarked causing Ann to smile wider.

"All right, it's not the only benefit, there is...…." Alex continued telling them about the abilities while patting heads and the pups. Alice was also curious about these things, but unlike Ann, she was still embarrassed to ask anything.

Just like that without them realizing their relationship grew closer moment by moment.

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