He hadn't liked the idea of Alice always leaving him to visit the clockmaker. But he had trusted her, believing that Alice loved him. After all she did agree to live with him over all the other territories she could have lived at. And she always blushed whenever he kissed her and she always seemed so happy and smiley whenever they chatted over cups of tea. They used to spend hours together in his office, discussing books or just sitting quietly in each other's company. Blood didn't believe he loved alice because she was a outsider, but because she was Alice. There was no one like her and she was the one for him. And he liked to believe she loved him back. He was secure in their happiness with each other.
He had never imagined Alice would leave him for Julius. What did she see in that boring depressed hermit? How could she prefer Julius over him? It was unbelievable and spiked such a mad fury in him.
She didn't even tell him she was leaving. She just grabbed her things when he was out on business and snuck out, never to return. All that remained of her was a note.
"Blood,
I am sorry, but I am leaving you. The thing is I have fallen in love with Julius. I never meant to hurt you and I wish you the best of luck. Please forget about me.
-Alice"
Alice was such a fool. How could he ever forget about her? If she thought that he would just let her go like that then she was wrong. He was never going to let her go and Julius would pay for stealing her away like that.
Alice was his and he was going to get her back.