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
Luciana stood on the highest point of a cliff with eyes closed, listening to the peaceful sound of the river. Just one step forward, she would fall to her death. But that doesn't scare her. In fact, that was what she was fantasizing about. The wind blew her long red hair to her face, and the ghost of a smile appeared on her lips. She imagined herself just walking that step, and her life would be over. What could be more fulfilling than that? What was there to live for when she was all alone? Just as she decided to move one leg forward, someone had to distract her. "Luciana! What are you doing? Get off there!" Annalise called worriedly. She quickly ran over there and pulled Luciana away. "What the hell are you thinking? You want to get yourself killed?" She scolded. But the ever strong-headed Luciana turned to her with a very stoic expression. "I am sorry for getting you worried." She then walked past her. Annalise stood there confused, her heart still beating in nervousness of wha
"How much for all of them?" The prince asked, staring at the terrified Rowena. What had even scared the lady more was how the prince was acting, even after killing the inn's guard. He spoke and wiped his dagger so casually, she almost doubted he just killed a person."Two... two thousand gold coins your highness." Lady Rowena replied.When the prince stared at her, she bowed her head, unable to bear his gaze. She was also scared that he might find it offensive and kill her off as well."Two thousand gold coins." He repeated, and lady Rowena hoped that he didn't think it was too much. Clearly, he could afford it.The prince suddenly walked away, leaving Lady Rowena and the girls confused.When he was out of sight, she moved to address the girls."You disappoint me. None of you could manage to charm him. What are you women for?" She scolded them. "You all will be punished."Luciana already expected this outcome, but she still couldn't help but roll her eyes. But she wasn't discreet eno
Luciana kept looking at her fruit basket, wondering if the strawberries she had gathered would be enough to make the juice she planned to make for her mother, while her feet kept moving out of the garden. Suddenly she bumped into someone. She looked up and the person greeted her with a polite smile. It was the duke of Wesborne, Elric Wright."Careful Luciana. You are always not watchful of your path." He said as he held her so she would not stumble and fall.She offered him a polite bow, feeling quite embarrassed."I am sorry your grace, and thank you for catching me."He waved his hands, signalling that it was nothing."I am glad I met you now. I had been wanting to see you." He told her, and her brows furrowed slightly. "It's the viscount's birthday next week." He said, and she nodded, as that was a common knowledge. "I would like you to accompany me." Luciana pressed her lips into a thin line, before looking up at him."How do I refuse you your grace?"The duke smiled. "It was only
Luciana sat on a chair in front of one of the tables provided for them in the room, deep in her own thoughts. She had gone to see the royal physician, and he applied medicine to her wound before covering it up in bandage. She thought the prince was so different from the rumours. Or maybe he just had different sides. Or he didn't want them hurt what whatever reasons he was keeping them. But one thing about him stuck to her most. He was a vampire!The moment she realized, there was a certain feeling that clouded her mind. She hated those creatures. The creatures that were the cause of her nightmare, the creatures that had brought indescribable pain to her.She didn't want to think about it, but her mind kept taking her back to that faithful day. The day one of them, a vampire mercilessly took her family away from her for the slightest reason.Luciana came home that day from the garden, carrying her fruit basket. She met her parents kissing on the table on the living room table. Her aun
Luciana went with prince Raziel to the secluded side of the library. Only royals and some nobilities were entitled to that section. He then left her alone to make whatever research she wanted to make.The prince came back hours later, only to find Luciana still sitting there, immersed in the book she was reading, or maybe it was another."Vampire weaknesses?" He read aloud as he covered the book to get her attention. "You are really planning to end our race?""Your highness." She bowed politely, but then continued her reading."I didn't expect to see you here." He said, then he went to check the shelves, looking for a book."I spend a lot of time reading your highness." She said to him."I don't expect that from you though."She then closed her book and turned her attention to him, clearly irritated by what he said, and what it implied."Why?""You know...""Most humans are not educated, and have no business reading a book." She completed his statement, and he shook his head, his lips
Warning: Triggering contentPrince Raziel was in his study inside his quarters studying, when General Lorenzo entered. The general was the prince's closest subordinate. "Your highness, the king summons you." "Any idea why?" Raziel asked without raising his head from his book."No your highness."The prince continued reading his book for a while before he closed it. He then went out with the Lorenzo to find his father.He was not surprised to find his father sitting on his throne, as it was the only place he sits apart from his bed, just to show his power. The man had dark hair and grey eyes like his son, and he looked not too older than him."Father." Raziel bowed in greeting."I summoned you here for three reasons. "The king of Morbury have declared war against us." The king said, but Raziel kept looking at him, knowing he was not done with what he was saying. "Bring me his head.""Consider it done." Raziel said. He then turned to leave."Raziel! We are not done here." The prince t
Luciana went outside the house, walking to no where in particular. It was not dawn yet, and she couldn't see clearly. She took the small knife along with her, cutting herself. Even unconsciously sometimes. That was the only way for her to cope with the pain.Her body felt weightless as she moved, she couldn't feel anything, or rather, she didn't want to feel. She knew that she had wounded herself badly, but that was the least of her concern at the moment. She couldn't even tell the exact place she was.She really hoped someone would find her, and maybe put an end to her misery. She caressed the knife she was holding, thinking of driving it through her heart. But there was something stopping her.She remembered seeing her mother, father, her aunt, and her little brother being killed. But she didn't see them kill her sister. What if she was alive? The possibilities were very slim, but she had been holding on it. But she couldn't still help but be bothered. If she was alive, was she with
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