"My queen, are you sure about this? Will you be safe in the water?" Sofia asked in worry. She heard the thing they said about sirens and powers, but she doubted it was true. How could she be a siren?"Trust our queen. I believe she knows what she is doing." Arlo said, while Luke gave them both a look to be quiet."Your majesty, do you still require our presence this close?" Luke asked Luciana, knowing that she was going to take off her clothes. They knew that the king would have asked them to leave if he was there. But since they serve her first, they needed to hear from her."Just turn around." Luke, Arlo and Sofia turned, while Rebecca already used to seeing her naked wasn't sure if she was to turn. She was her personal maid after all."You are a girl Sofia. There is no need to turn."Perhaps because she had been a soldier for too long, she often forgot that she was a girl. Anyway, she got the same treatment as the male soldiers, she carry out the same duties and receive the same p
Lorissa sighed. She expected Luciana to be tired, or perhaps asking for a break by now, by no, she was still going very strong."When I talk about the siren song, I know that you think we have a particular song we sing.""Don't you?""No we don't. What matters is your mind and concentration, and any song that can help you focus. Perhaps a song you like and can connect to. Maybe a song precious to you, something that stirs your emotions, something you can connect your soul to."This was the part Luciana had a problem with. She was not the type that sings or likes to sing. That was her sister and her mother. So finding a song like Lorissa had described was a tasking thing for her."You have no such song?" Lorissa inquired, noticing her hesitance. Luciana shook her head. "Think hard. I believe everyone has a song that reminds their heart of something. Someone perhaps."Luciana looked thoughtful for a moment. She couldn't think of a song of her own, but she remembered her mother used to s
It only took a couple of minutes before Ranos and the other man arrived the stream where Luciana and the others were. Ranos eyes darted in confusion, while the other man's eyes were blazing with fury towards Ranos. He didn't understand why he suddenly grabbed him, only to run like his life was on the line. That was when he looked and saw the people around them.His eyes turned back to Ranos with an unconcealed accusation. "You? You work for the Queen? Why did you bring me to her? But we are only working for you, I didn't do anything wrong."Ranos pointed an accusing finger at Luciana."Witch. I heard her voice. She..." He trailed off as a resounding slap echoed in his face. His vision went blank for a moment, and he could swear that he heard vibrations in his head. Luke had slapped him, and stepped back casually.The other man attempted to run away, but he was quickly caught by Arlo and Sofia, and with their skills, they held him down.Luciana looked at Ranos who was still struggling
~Back in WesborneIt had been up and down for Freya since Elric's mother and Aunty came to stay with them. The mother had been very nice and friendly to her, she even liked to involve her in conversations and small talks. The only problem was his aunty. She didn't like her because she wasn't from a noble home. She believed she was a dishonour to their family name. She had even considered leaving once, but Elric persuaded her to stay. He reminded her that he owned the house, and not his aunty. He also never failed to defend her in front of the woman. The last time, he threatened to send her away if she should mistreat Freya again.Right at that moment, Freya and the Duke were together in the kitchen, making dinner for everyone, as the servants were still not back. She discovered that he liked cooking. In fact, he found pleasure in doing simple tasks, things a man of his status would not even think of.She still wasn't free with people touching her, but her mind kind of an exception for
Luciana was completely taken aback by the sudden attack on her neck. Raziel's hand held her waist close and firm, not even giving her the chance to move, not to talk of freeing herself. His hold was so strong, nothing like the gentleness he usually showed her. Luciana panicked when she realized the rate at which he was drinking her blood. She knew that he loved the taste of her blood, and now that he didn't seem to recognize her, she knew that she was in trouble. He was not holding back, and when he sucked her dry, he would blame himself."Raziel stop." She said, tapping his back. "Raziel you are going to hurt me." She hit him, but it felt like she was just pouring water on a rock.Luke was confused for a moment, he didn't know if he should attack Raziel as he was his king, but he needed to help Luciana. After contemplating for a little while, he decided to go after Raziel. He hit his back hard with his vampiric strength, but the man wasn't shaken. It was as if he didn't even notice.
Raziel moved his hands sensually along Luciana's waist, eliciting a reaction from her. She tried to wiggle out of his hold, but he held her in place with one hand. His other hand left her waist and began to roam freely along her body, pressing on her breasts before moving downwards. Lord! Luciana already felt het body reacting to his touch. She cursed herself for how easily it was for him to affect her. In fact she was not even resisting at all. Raziel then reached for her dress, wanting to take it off. But he didn't seem to have the patience to do that, so he tore it in the chest area, revealing her breasts."Raziel!" She tried to stop him, but her voice betrayed her. She sounded so breathy as she called his name. It even served to fuel the lust in his eyes. "How exactly do I fix you when you are..." She trailed off when he took one of her peaks, rolling them between his fingers. "...like this?." She managed to complete her question, even though it came out as a moan.She decided t
Luciana lay cradled in Raziel's arms, trying to study his new behavior. She noticed that all his carnal urges seemed to had amplified. His lust for her body, blood, especially her own, he even seemed cruel. He had tried to punish a few servants that came to serve them for very silly mistakes. Thankfully she was there to stop him. He filled her ears with stories of how much he enjoyed killing those men in the cave. She didn't want to let him go out for fear that he would do something bad to an innocent person. But for her to keep him, she had to constantly give herself to him, both body and blood. She just couldn't wait to get him back to normal.They had been there for hours, and now he wanted to go out. He had tired her out, and she was not ready to give him sex again."Just stay here with me." She pleaded. "Why?"Oh, this man was testing her patience, and she was gradually losing it."Because I miss you. You were gone for a whole night and you had me worried." She tried to talk som
Freya wiped his cheek with the back of her palm, her heart clenching in pain, seeing him like that."You are not human, Duke Elric." She stated, and his body seemed to tense. "If that is your secret, I don't see any reason you should hide it." He laughed, but it was a very sad laugh. "We live in a supernatural world.""How did you... Know?" It even seemed like it was painful for him to speak. Whatever was happening to him, whatever this pain was, she needed it to stop. She placed one of her fingers over his mouth, stopping him from speaking."I know you can see in the darkness. I know you can hear from afar. Those are not very human-like features, are they? That day I found your room where you kept your weapons, you located me easily. You were not even in the mansion when I entered there, but you knew I was there. You could even see the expression on my face in that dark room, you knew I was nervous. I know that you are not human. So what are you?"It was the night of a full moon, if
Time rolled by fast, and soon it was time for Luciana to deliver. The midwives did their best to ease her pain, and make her comfortable, but it was still a hell of pain for her. Raziel stayed with her all through, holding her hand, giving her his comfort, but even that did not work this time. She ended up hitting and scratching him for the most time. After a moment of difficulty and pain, the baby finally came out. When Luciana heard the cry, all the pain was forgotten. She wanted to reach up for the baby, but the midwife already placed it on her chest. "Congratulations, your majesty. It's a boy." She glanced at Raziel who had his eyes on the baby, before returning her eyes to the miniature being. She stared at the child, her eyes becoming moist. There was this feeling of completeness she had just from staring at him, from hearing his little cries. Raziel still held her hand, kissing the back of her palm as he watched his baby in the arms of his precious wife. He had expected this
The next few days with Elric were the best for Freya. He had always treated her good, but now he treated her like something so delicate, so precious, so valued. She never knew that she could fall more for him, but she thought wrong. What was there not to fall for? Sometimes she wondered if he was only a figment of her imagination because he was so perfect.Everything was going so perfectly. The construction for her foundation was ongoing, and he had introduced her to some individuals of high status, and they had also supported her. She knew that some of them just wanted to be close to Elric, but she would take every support. At least, they would help her create awareness.It was all laughter and fun, until the night of the next full moon. She had been worried the whole day, and Elric was the one calming her down. There was a chance that he would not pass through his usual episodes, but the uncertainty gnawed at her.Night finally came, and the moon came out. She lay beside him, prepar
Elric stared at Freya, concern filling his gaze. She seemed a little frightened, as she hugged herself, her heart beat rising, almost as if she was going into a panic."Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"She shook her head. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to push you. I just..." She gasped. Just as he was about taking her clothes off, she had a flash back of when she was in Lord Kruger's mansion, and she was forced out of her clothes."Tell me." He urges her on gently, and she took a deep breath."I... it felt like... I only remembered when I was in Lord Kruger's house. He always took my clothes off." She then confessed in one breath, her body trembling a little."Come here." He pulled her into his embrace. "Don't worry, we will take it slowly." He placed a soft kiss on the top of her head, calming her down. "I'm am not Kruger, and I will never ever hurt you." He assured her. "Remember what I told you when you were afraid of letting anyone touch you? I said it was your mind playing tricks on yo
Freya woke up the next morning, wanting to get out of bed. Then she discovered that there was a weight holding her down. That was when she realized that Elric had slept on her bed. She screamed internally. Now she didn't feel like getting up again.She turned to him, staring at his face. How could someone look so good? Her eyes fell to his lips, and she remembered their kiss the previous night.Elric's lips slowly curved into a smile, and she realized that he was awake."Good morning." He greeted in a low but husky morning voice, and her heart did a little flip. This man was trying her patience. He even had dimples... Ugh!"How long have you been awake?" She asked."A long while now.""And you didn't get up?""I prefer lying down here with you."Oh no, he just woke up and decided to attack her heart.His eyes suddenly opened to meet her orbs, staring back at him."As much as I would love to stay here all day, I have to get up."She nodded in understanding. "How do you feel now?" She c
Freya didn't let Elric get up, as she basically jumped on him, and he fell back into the bed."You are okay!" She exclaimed, hugging him, her hands tightly wounded around his neck. "You scared me, you scared me so much." She whispered to him."I'm sorry I put you through that." He whispered back, stroking her hair. "I'm really sorry."Luciana and Raziel gave each other a look, before deciding to leave them to their privacy.After hugging him for a little while longer, she pulled herself up, but her legs still straddled him. "How are you feeling? Did it work?"Elric's brows furrowed, before he realized. She had actually stabbed him. That was why he lost consciousness in the first place. What did she use? He remembered the excruciating pain he felt."What did you do to me?"She thinned as lips, as she prepared herself to answer. "Please don't get angry.""I only want to know."She nodded, feeling a little nervous. "It was the vampire poison. Luciana and I... We wanted to kill your vampi
Freya didn't know when the hours passed, but the next time she raised her head, it was already morning, and Elric was still yet to wake up. She got up, utterly tired. She didn't sleep at all through the night, hoping that he would wake up.She paced around the room restlessly in confusion, refusing to believe what her mind was telling her. She believed that he would wake up. Perhaps it would just take a little while to work. After walking for a while, she sat on the floor, her back against the wall.She stayed like that for only a few seconds before going back to the bed. She rested her head on his chest to check for his heart beat, but she still heard nothing. Her heart sank to her stomach, and she reached to clutch her own chest. Terror gripped her so hard, she felt like it would fall off.She suddenly burst into laughter. This was all a joke right? Perhaps it was a very bad dream. Because this could not be happening to her. She didn't fall completely and stupidly in love with him j
Freya engaged Elric's in talks and some fun games to keep his mind occupied. She also tried playing with his hair, making it the way her mother used to do for her and Luciana, making him appear a bit feminine. She thought he was still handsome in it though. It was as if her attempts to distract him was actually working, as he was still doing a good job controlling himself.But even with all her efforts, Freya couldn't prevent the inevitable. She noticed that he was beginning to experience his torture again when she saw that his palms were tightly clenched, and he had also gone quiet, leaving her to do all the talking. He also had his eyes tightly shut.She reached for his clenched fists, and was surprised to feel moisture. His claws has elongated, and he had wounded himself.Her heart pounded rapidly in her chest, and she just reached to hold his clenched fists. This seemed like it was going to be a very long night."Hey, how are you feeling?" She couldn't help but ask. She wanted to
Luciana gave Freya a small dagger, coated with the poison. Freya's heart skipped at the reality of the situation was beginning to dawn on her. This was a really really big risk to take, and the 'what ifs' were too much."Do you need me to stay back and help you with it?" Luciana offered when she noticed Freya's nervousness, but Freya shook her head in refusal."I want to do this. And I think Raziel would throw me in your dungeons if I keep you too long." She joked, and Luciana laughed."Alright then. I wouldn't like to plead on your behalf. People might think I'm bias because you are my sister."Freya only chuckled a bit. "Thank you Lucy. It was nice having you over."After Luciana and Raziel had left, Freya became overly aware of the time. She also kept a very close eye on Elric to know if he planned on leaving the house. But he was just still very much like himself, and it didn't seem like he planned to go anywhere. She still asked Alice to keep an eye on him, just in case she misse
Freya was floating among the clouds as she recalled the kiss between her and Elric the previous day. She was currently lying on her bed, but she couldn't help the smile on her face. She decided to write to Luciana."Calm down Freya, it's only a kiss." She scolded herself as she got up. She had been telling herself that since the kiss happened, especially when she was close to Elric.At dinner the previous night, she thought it was going to be awkward between them, but it wasn't at all. He was very casual, and even a little more touchy. Perhaps he would think she was acting like a child. Actually, anyone would think that she was acting like a child.She was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts by a knock on the door. Her heart skipped a little, thinking it was Elric. She opened the door only to find Alice."Good morning, Lady Freya. Did I wake you up?"Freya shook her head. "Not at all. I have been up for a while. Is there a problem?""The duke wants to speak to you. He is in the balcon