Elizah woke up to frantic mumblings. He looked over to Sabrina's side and frowned in worry. She was covered in cold sweat and was shaking like a leaf. Elizah lifted her on his lap and hugged her tight. Her tiny size completely hidden by his huge frame. "No..no..stop....let me go...no," she mumbled desperately, curling into herself. "Ssshhhh...it's okay....It's okay, Love..I am right here," he rubbed her sweaty back and continued to whisper sweet nothings in her ear until she relaxed in his arms. Her breathing evened out and she wasn't sobbing anymore. "Elizah?" her voice came out shaky as she clung onto him tightly. She plastered her sweat-drenched body to him and buried her face into the crook of his neck. "Yes, love?" Elizah responded softly while stroking her hair. "I..I am scared," she replied. The nightmare had jarred her to her bones. She saw a dark shadow chasing her. She tried to escape but the shadow tackled her from behind and consumed her whole. "You are fine, mate
Sabrina wasn't sure what was reality and what was dream. Her head was always aching, she felt always exhausted. Her morning sickkness was not limited to morning only. She felt like shit throughtout the day. And now even her mate's proximity was bringing her no relief. In fact, she had begin to despise it. Her affection for Elizah was fading away. His smile wasn't making her heart race anymore. His amber eyes were not mesmerising any longer. She had even begin to feel detached from her baby. She didn't know why but she felt suffocated. She didn't know what she wanted but she knew one thing that she didn't want Elizah anymore. It was her ninth month. "What is it you are thinking, my Queen," Linda asked while braiding her long hair. "Have you ever felt trapped, Linda? Like you cannot breath but you don't know why?" Sabrina asked. Nowadays, she was nice only with Linda. The other maids steered clear of Sabrina and showed up only when needed. "Yes, my queen. May I ask why are you feel
The royal carriage pulled on as the horses trotted forward. Sabrina watched people moving around through the small window of her carriage. Some were eyeing the carriage in awe whereas some were arguing with vendors to lessen the price of their goods. And some were casually roaming around. The hustle bustle of market brought her a sense of peace. The noises outside drowned out the uproar building inside her. After long months, a smile fluttered across her lips as she spotted a woman running after her toddler. She fondly palmed her growing bump. "What is it that have my queen smile so fondly?" her smile vanished the moment Elizah's voice hit her eardrum. For some reason, she wasn't able to stand his presence around her. His smile didn't enchant her anymore nor did she feel the butterflies that his attention would induce inside her like earlier. In fact, she wanted him to get away from her. No reply came from her as she continued to stare outside. The smile had long gone. She heard him
Elizah was stunned. She had used every bit of her strength to hit him. His cheek throbbed and stung. "How many times am I supposed to tell you to not touch me?" she hissed, having had enough of his animalistic ways. Elizah ground his jaw. He was a patient man but Sabrina was testing it continuously. He turned his face to look at her. "What is wrong with you?" he questioend through his clenched teeth. "Wrong with me? It was you who was touching me without my consent," she retorted. Her features were twisted in disgust as though the notion of being touched by him was pukish in itself. "We are mated," Elizah gritted out. His patience was hanging by a thread now. "I am sick of it," Sabrina mumbled, averting her gaze from him. Elizah's inside dropped down. "What are you sick of?" he questioned, cold apprehension accumulating in his stomach. She didn't reply, just continued to stare at the floor. "Answer your King./ What is it that you are sick of?" he gripped her chin and made her
"My queen is behaving different since a few months. She had a sweet temperate and was very kind wih us but..........over a few months she changed. It happened gradually....She started scolding us for silly mistakes. Once she fired a maid only because she didn't respond to her promptly," the maid told Elizah with her hands clasped in her front and head bowed. Elizah had summoned one of her two maids to enquire about Sabrina. Surely, he wasn't be the only one who had noticed the drastic change in her behaviour. Her maids must know it better. He decided against summoning Lina as he didn't want Sabrina to know about it, Besides, he wasn't able to trust that girl. There was something about her that wasn't sitting right with him. But Sabrina had taken a great liking to her and he didn't have the privilege to get himself involved with such trivial issues. "Since how long?" Elizah questioned. The maid gulped and exchanged glance with each other. They appeared to have same thought running t
"She has disappeared in the thin air, Your majesty. We are trying to trace her," his prime minister told him. Elizah ground his jaw. That maid seemed to have vanished from the face of earth. When his men went to fetch her from her house, they learned she had lied. The address she gave was wrong as the residents had not even heard her name. She had no family, no aquaintances. The woman who had hired Lina had died a year ago. It was stated she had suffered a heart ailment but now Elizah couldn't help but suspect if this Lina had a hand in it. "Find her, Felix. Do whatever it takes but bring her to me" Elizah commanded through his gritted teeth. That woman did not only snuck her way into his castle, she did something to his woman too. Elizah's claws drew out as a wave of rage swept through him. She will be punished for every tears Sabrina shed. "We are..." the minister began only to get interrupted by a maid. "Your majesty," Elizah's gaze snapped to the maid who was panting hard. "
"What do I do, Felix? I feel like I am losing her," Elizah confessed while staring off in the sky. His ever-strong voice was today dulled with fear and pain. He was trying hard to pull himself together but he was slowly breaking from inside. Her every poisonous remark, her every disgust filled glare was breaking him down. He wasn't able to see hatred in her eyes for him. And that night had terrified him to his core. The sight of her holding the shard to her wrist still haunted him. He was not able to focus on anything else. Sabrina had fucked up his mind with that incident. Every minute, he lay in constant fear of losing her to death. He did everything he could to ger her aound. He coaxed her, threatened her, tried to bribe her but nothing worked. It appeared she was hell-bent on ruining their lives. She wasn't his Sabrina. She was someone else. He had sent for Harriet and hoped that she would be here in a couple days. Harriet and Heron had retired to their home. Herone had no inclin
Sabrina woke up to someone stroking her hair. A soft smile found its way on her lips. When was the last time she had felt at peace? She knew who was touching her. Elizah. Her Elizah. Her mate. Only his touch could bring her such a profound of wave of euphoria. She wanted to move closer to him but her body felt too heavy to make any move. But she was at peace. She imagined him and her lounging in the garden under a clear sky with handful of clouds while their child would be chasing butterflies. Gradually, the smile on her face froze as dark shadows begin to cloud her dream. The white clouds in the sky amalgmated into a demonic shadow. A familiar bitterness permeated through her veins. "Kill him.....Kill him..Kill him.." an evil voice rang repeatedly in her ears. The garden faded and she found herself in a burning room. She was surrounded by mighty flames of fire. The throne had fallen prey to the destructive blazes. Seized by panic, she took a step backward. Her feet tangled into some
Elizah paced restlessly outside the chamber as her screams rattled through the silence. He was tempted to burst in through the door and cradle her against his chest but he was helpless. She was in there delivering their child. Just then a tiny frame brushed past him and towards the door. It was Kaiser. Their first-born. A toy sword in his hand as he rushed towards the door. "Leave my mama alone or I swear I will kill you all," Kaiser hollered against the door. Elizah rushed over to him and lifted him in his arms. The boy thrashed to get free."Do not hurt my mom," Kaiser shouted, still throwing glares at the closed door."Silence, boy," he turned Kaiser's face towards him. The boy frowned and then scowled at his father."Papa, mama is in danger. Why are you not doing anything?" the four-year-old demanded, this time subjecting his father to his glare. His dragon blood had already started to influence him. The boy had his eyes and his mother's blond hair."No, love. Your mother is alr
They both blinked at each other. Elizah was dumbstruck. She broke eye contact to look around her chamber. It is then Elizah got his senses back. He leaped off his chair and dashed out the door to tell the guard to bring in the healer. He also told the maids who were waiting outside to attend to their queen. He stayed outside, letting the maids enter the chamber. A smile broke through his lips. She was awake. He placed his hand on his chest and rubbed it. His heart was galloping like a horse. He was elated but at the same time nervous too. He wanted to see her but his self-doubts were holding him back. What if she still hated him? "How do you feel now, My queen?" he heard a maid ask her. Elizah leaned his back against the wall and waited for her to speak in eager anticipation. He was dying to hear her sweet voice. The one that was devoid of any bitterness. "Just a little headache," she croaked out. Elizah swooned inwardly. She had a voice of an angel. A smile broke onto his lips, no
Elizah remained by her side the whole night, continuously checking up on her fever. She was hot like a scorching iron, running a high fever. The old woman had already warned him against it. She was fighting a life battle right now, the toxicity in her body was resisting the healing potion. Elizah wrung the piece of cloth before putting it on her forehead. Thankfully, she wasn't shivering anymore. "Things are going to get better from here on out. We are going to get better," Elizah told her. He could feel it in his bones. Tomorrow was going to be full of happiness and prosperity. That maid Lina was caught shortly after Georgia's demise. Harriet had asked him to let her deal with the witch. Elizah had agreed. Now that he had his Sabrina with him, he didn't care about anyone any longer.He put his hand on her protruded belly and smiled when he felt their baby's movement. "He is happy too," he raised his gaze to her and chirped, elated. A knock was heard before the door drew open. He d
The volcanic explosion shook the ground, causing Georgia to lose her balance and fall. Elizah who had not expected it was completely blindsided by the sudden attack. Harriet, on the other hand, smiled knowingly. Another heart-stopping noise boomed before the roof was crashed through by a massive creature. Elizah glanced up to find Herone flying overhead in all his glory. He was utterly shocked. The vamp's jaw slacked in pure horror. Harriet rushed and pulled Elizah backward until there was a good distance between them and the fallen witch. Herone roared and a river of fire flowed out of his mouth. In a blink of an eye, the entire hall was caught up in fire. The witch was lost behind the ruthless blazes. Elizah's mind drifted to Sabrina. Fear seized him at once. Is she alright? "Sabrina," his voice trembled as the realization dawned on him. Without wasting a moment, he swiveled to run outside in search of her. Harriet couldn't stop him as he was too fast and sudden. She ran after h
His insides wrenched with pining melancholy when he saw her bound in chains to a cage. What hurt him more was the loathe shining in her eyes for him. "You didn't die?" she rattled violently against the iron bars, gravely disappointed. A pang stabbed through his heart. She wanted him dead. "You obviously failed to do your job, Sabrina. I am so disappointed in you," Georgia replied with a disappointed sigh. Sabrina paled. She dropped down to her knees and joined her hands in a pleading manner. Her importing eyes fixed on Geirgia. "I apologize for my mistake, Queen. Give me one more chance I will finish him for certain this time," Sabrina entreated earnestly. Georgia smirked. Elizah's features crumpled in agony. The woman he loved the most couldn't wait to kill him. "I want you to kill but not him any longer," Georgia started in a riddle. Elizah sent him a hateful glare. He hated this woman to the core. Georgia's smirk widened. Her scheming eyes lit up with something devious. El
Elizah felt like a loser. The only thing he wanted was to keep his family safe, and he failed to do just that. He loathed himself for this. This all happened because of his negligence. She wouldn't have been in danger if he had nipped the problem in the bud. Why? Why did he not take notice of it before it was too late? "Don't beat yourself up for this. Georgia's plan was a failsafe," Harriet tried to pacify him. Elizah knew it wasn't true. The disaster could be averted if he had fucking noticed. "She was struggling for so long and I couldn't see it. She must have felt so miserable, so trapped," a tear escaped his eye. The more he thought about it, the more his heart broke. He couldn't protect her when she needed him the most. Harriet was taken aback by the tears in his eyes. She had never seen tears in his eyes. He wasn't emotionally weak nor let problems weigh down on him. "Remorse won't do you any good. It's time to rescue her. Focus on that," Harriet told him. Elizah nodded his
He tried to roll away but it was too late. The dagger drove through his chest like a bolt of fire but he didn't feel pain for a good second. The shock had numbed his senses. Her fiery blue eyes expressed nothing but deep-seated loath as she twisted the knife so that it hurts more before ripping it out in one brutal go. He grunted in pain. Her response was a devious sneer. "You deserve a death far worse than this," she seethed and struck at him again. This time, though, Elizah edged out by turning on his side in time. The sharp blade plunged into the mattress. Before Sabrina could whip it out, Elizah grabbed her hand which was holding the knife, and prevented her from plucking it out. "Leave me, you scoundrel," she hissed in her venom-laced voice. Elizah didn't allow the hatred in her voice to weaken his resolve. He fixed Sabrina with his deadliest glare and commanded her to release the knife while pressing his other hand against his wound. The pain was excruciating but right now he
In her sweet embrace, he was losing his control. He couldn't keep himself vigilant as she showered him with her kisses. Kisses that he had craved like crazy for all these months. His breathing labored and his eyes fell shut as she kissed every inch of his face. As her dry cracked lips caressed his skin, he couldn't help but feel grateful to the Goddess for creating this moment. He was dying for this moment. He thought he had lost her but she was coming back. His Sabrina was finally returning. He glanced down between them and smiled at the sight of her swollen belly. He put his hand under her belly and stroked it, earning a moan from her. Her melodic voice caused him to look up at her. Her face had lost its chubbiness that he adored with his heart. Her cheekbones were sticking out and her eyes were sunken. And yet, he was mesmerized by her. "I love you," he cradled her face and confessed from the bottom of his heart. Sabrina smiled and urged him to make love to her. He was more than
Days passed but that old hag could also not persuade that dragon monster into setting her free. She was still shackled to her bed, bound and helpless. She couldn't afford to be like this any longer. The voices in her head had turned violent and louder telling her to kill him. She feared she would burst from inside if she didn't do something soon enough. That evening Sabrina used her honey-coated voice to ask her maids to bathe her in scented perfumes and make her look her best. Her request and soft manner of speaking surprised the maids. The woman had long stopped caring about her looks. Her hair was a mess, her lips were cracked and her eyes had dark circles like the shade of night underneath them. They took her to the bathroom and happily washed off all the grime sticking to her milky-white skin. It was after several days, she was taking a bath. As mentioned, she has lost interest in all worldly pleasures. The maids were on cloud nine, assuming Harriet's potion was finally having