Chapter 0002:She Only Wanted To Live.

Flashback!

Twenty-Years ago.

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“Uriel, I don’t want to lose my baby. I don’t want to lose her!”Ophelia cried out, rubbing her hand protectively over her baby bump. She was highly protective of her child, considering that it was proclaimed that she is a monster that would destroy the world.

Ophelia had defied the laws governing the peaceful ruling of the vampires, werewolves and humans altogether, by falling in love with a werewolf . As the daughter of the high lord, a royal vampire, she has betrayed her father and family by doing what she had done.

The tears won’t stop flowing down her cheeks, scared at the thoughts of losing her child. At this point, death was staring them right in the face. As if to prove her point, the wind suddenly picked up and she noticed the change in the atmosphere of the late night.

They were here!

They were here, for her and her baby.

“Ophelia, we are not losing our baby. Listen to me.” Urie turned to face her, grabbing onto her shoulders lightly, not that she was listening to him anyway.She was lost in her thoughts.

His assurance did nothing to curb the fear of what her father, Lord Ambrose, will do to her, once she’s back at the palace. Unlike her who was the daughter of a high lord, Uriel is nothing but a normal werewolf, who she had involved in her problem.

Yet, that doesn't mean that he’s entirely safe. His park has been on the hunt for him for a while. Alpha Robert, didn’t take his betrayal lightly and had a bounty out on his head, for whoever will bring the betrayal back to receive his punishment, death.

Uriel felt frustrated, watching the woman he loved crying and cowering in fear, for the safety of their child and he was helpless to do anything.

Their baby was innocent.

Apparently, the only crime she committed was being the product of an affair between a Royal vampire, and a mediocre werewolf.

Intimacy between a vampire and a werewolf resulting in the birth of a hybrid, was forbidden. It was a sacred rule and he broke it. Now, his child had to pay for his sin.

“Come on, we need to leave before they find us.”He said, helping Ophelia up as he sensed movements in the mountains.

His family has been condemned for his acts by his Alpha, but his father was nothing but happy for him. So, he didn’t judge him like the others, his only concern was for his little sister, who has refused to leave with him.

Unlike their father, she wasn’t in support of his dealings with a vampire, hence, she has saved herself by telling the alpha about him and Ophelia. Yet, that didn’t stop him from worrying about her safety.

Uriel was nothing but a lowly guard to the alpha, until he met her during his hunt in the woods. It was merely an interest at first sight until it developed into something stronger that he couldn’t resist.

Ophelia is his soulmate, and right now he will do anything to save her and the baby growing inside of her, even if it means fighting against his family.

He will protect her!

“They called her..a monster.. but i can feel her. She’s not a monster..” Her voice cracked at the end.

“Your father was only trying to convince you into killing the baby, Ophelia. You need to stop harboring such thoughts..” Uriel said.

If there’s anyone that took it seriously it was lord Ambrose, Ophelia’s father. Everything came crashing down on them,when the greet seer received a prophecy concerning their child.

To him, he knew that Lord Ambrose was only disgusted at the fact that his only daughter ended up with someone like him. That’s why he’s fighting hard to separate them, but the prophecy?

The prophecy that the child of the royal vampire and werewolf will end up destroying the world. That called for chaos.

“Uriel, you can’t let our child die,you have to do something.” Ophelia grabbed onto his arms as the wind gained more strength, whipping hard against her skin. A sign that her father’s army will soon be here.

Uriel nodded at her words. “First, you need to hide.”He said, going to take her hand but she pulled away from him.

“Until when do i have to continue hiding?”She asked, already tired of running.

“This is not the time for this my love, Micheal and the rest of his men will soon be here and this is not going to end well.” Uriel said, referring to his Alpha's army.

He went for her hand again, but Ophelia refused him, she could be quite stubborn sometimes. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the time for a lover's squat.

“I’m not running away like a coward, I know my father, Uriel. He won’t kill his flesh and blood.” Ophelia said, trying to change his mind, but it wasn’t working considering the kind of man Lord Ambrose was.

“I can’t..I don’t trust your father, Ophelia. Neither am i putting my child’s safety into his hands..”Uriel said, only to be cut short by her.

“I don’t care!” She spat at his face, tears spilling down her porcelain skin. “Don’t you get it? I will rather die trying to change her destiny, than to live with my baby being called a monster. So please..” she begged him.

She’s sacrificing herself and that of their child?

“Uriel!!”

Michael’s menacing voice boomed across the woods, and which made both couples to be on alert. The werewolves are here. Uriel knew the kind of person Micheal is, he won’t spare his life, nor that of Ophelia or that of their child.

“We have to leave right now,” Uriel began to drag her along, looking around with his enhanced sight. He felt it, Micheal and his entourage were closing in on them.

“No! Let me..mmh!”

Ophelia refused to leave, while Uriel covered her mouth with his palm, only for him to be attacked by a swift force that sent him flying meters away from where she stood.

That broke Ophelia out of her trance, seeing her lover in pain. “Uriel!!” She screamed in shock.

“Finally, I have found you,” Micheal said with burning rage in his eyes, looking at Uriel struggling to stand up, before his gaze fell on Ophelia. The woman who was responsible for all of this. He loathed her!

“Ophelia run..” Uriel warned her, eager to save her but Micheal kept him on the ground, and he wasn’t able to lift a finger.

Micheal was cold hearted and cutthroat, always doing the dirty works of Alpha Robert. He will never understand to spare Ophelia, not with his foul temper since his very own parents died at the hands of the vampires.

So, he could see more reasons why Alpha Robert chose him for this job.

“There’s no point in doing that, you pathetic vampire,” pushing Uriel over to his men who held him while he advanced to grab Ophelia, sitting on the floor with her hands forming a shield over her stomach to protect her baby.

“Leave her alone, Micheal! She has done nothing wrong.” Uriel begged, fighting against Michael’s men.

“I wonder what would be the look on your father’s face when i return with nothing but the head of his precious daughter?” Micheal stared at her with an evil smirk.

“My child..please.” Ophelia cried out, not sure when her father would arrive to stop this psycho from killing her. Although, she wasn’t sure if he himself won’t kill her with his own hands. “She’s innocent, don’t kill my..”

“Then you shouldn’t have created such an abomination in the first place, it’s only right that i set things right starting from the royal family.” Micheal said.

He placed his hand on her stomach, Ophelia tried attacking him but was flung to the floor.

“Ophelia!” Uriel called in shock at the force of her falling to the floor.

She was weak, which Micheal took to his advantage and placed his hand on her stomach, his talons digging into her stomach a painful wail left Ophelia’s lips with a scream.

“No!!” Uriel was filled with so much rage, the need to protect his woman that made him break free from Michels men, ran over and pushed Micheal, as he landed on his sides a few meters away from where the couples are.

Ophelia was bleeding from her stomach.

Uriel caught her before she fell, fear washing over him when she couldn’t open her eyes.

“Ophelia, stay with me,” He begged, cupping her face to look at him. “I’m so sorry, I shouldn’t have dragged you into this mess.”

But there was no response from her.

Micheal was back on his feet again, and said to Uriel, “You know that she was meant to die with that thing living inside of her, brother. No hard feelings but it was the right thing to..”

With an aggrieved wail, Michael’s words were cut short by the incoming attack from Uriel, but he was too weak and blinded by emotion. He countered every one of Uriel’s moves and beat him to pulp.

“The alpha will be so proud of me for ending this madness now and for all..”Micheal trailed off, loving over to where Ophelia was lying and picked her body effortlessly from the ground.

“Leave her alone.” Urie mumbled, spitting out blood from his lips as he struggled to get on his feet, but he was too tired.

“Spare..my baby..please.” Micheal was startled when he heard Ophelia’s voice. She should be dead by now, but he had forgotten that she easily can’t be killed. She had a great fighting spirit.An admirable trait but it was too late.

“You should rest now, Vampire.” Micheal said, taking notice of the morning sun already taking its place in the sky.

Uriel panicked.

“ No! I will kill you, Micheal!” Uriel shouted, watching the tears that left Ophelia’s eyes as Micheal raised his hand, his talons coming out and was ready to end her. He didn’t want the sun to take the honor away from him.

“Please live..” Ophelia placed her hand on her stomach as if speaking to her child, while closing her eyes to embrace her fate.

Micheal smiled victoriously at her surrendering to him, with Uriel begging for mercy. He spared none, with his hand raised up to kill Ophelia, until it happened…